document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69227>Question 69227</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perform the indicated operation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   9x + 6   *    x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   3x + 3   *    6x + 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   3x + 3       6x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[(9x+6)/(3x+3)] * [(x+1)/(6x+4)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor and cancel to get the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[(3x+2)/(x+1)] * [(x+1)/(2(3x+2)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the factors common to the numerator and the denominaor: (3x+2) and (x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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