document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69231>Question 69231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y^2 + 5yz + 2z^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y^2 + 3yz + z^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2y^2 + 3yz + z^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor both numerator and denominator and see what happens:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3y + 2z)(y + z)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------; note that you can cancel the (y + z)'s, leaving us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2y + z)(y + z)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y + 2z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + z </SPAN>\n" );
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