document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9651>Question 9651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, I know this should be easy, but i forget how to do this type of question when the first y has a # in front of it.  Ya, sounds dumb, but I really need help please and thank you!!!!!  For some reason I keep getting the wrong answer...simpify, and get -5(y-2)/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y^2-20y+20/8-4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and second question is x2-y2/xy+x2...now for this i keep getting the simplified answer of x-y/x^x....but i am supposed to get x-y/x and i dont know how to get there.  please more help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5235 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5235\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) Simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285y%5E2-20y%2B20%29%2F%288-4y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285y%5E2-20y%2B20%29%2F%288-4y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the top and the bottom:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28y%5E2-4y%2B4%29%2F4%282-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28y%5E2-4y%2B4%29%2F4%282-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the top parentheses and rewrite the bottom:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%28y-2%29%28y-2%29%29%2F-4%28y-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%28y-2%29%28y-2%29%29%2F-4%28y-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, cancel the (y-2) in the top & bottom:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%28y-2%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%28y-2%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29%2F%28xy%2Bx%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29%2F%28xy%2Bx%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, factor the top & bottom:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2Fx%28y%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29%29%2Fx%28y%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the (x+y) in the top with the (y+x) in the bottom. Because (y+x) = (x+y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-y%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-y%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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