document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847191>Question 847191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to simplify the following algebraic expression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) (x / x -2)/ (x +1/ x -2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just like you learned with normal fractions.  Keep, Change, Flip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Keep  x/(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change division to multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Flip  (x+1)/(x-2)  as  (x-2)/(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the resulting multiplication has  (x-2) cancelling out giving us just  x/(x+1) </SPAN>\n" );
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