document.write( "Question 879618: Add the fractions and simplify.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #530935 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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The quadratic denominator is (w-2)(w+6). Raise the first rational expression to higher terms using \"%28w-2%29%2F%28w-2%29=1\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%28w-2%29-%28w%5E2-2w%29%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B4w-12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289w-18-w%5E2%2B2w%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B4w-12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-w%5E2%2B11w-18%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B4w-12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-1%29%28w%5E2-11w%2B18%29%2F%28w%5E2%2B4w-12%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-1%29cross%28%28w-2%29%29%28w-9%29%2F%28cross%28%28w-2%29%29%28w%2B6%29%29\"
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