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document.write( "Problem #1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write in simplest form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5)/(12) + (1)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem #2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x-27)/(x^2+5x) * (2x)/(9-x)           this symbol \"*\" means multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem # 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2-4y^2)/(8x^2-16y) divided by  ((x^2+2xy))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem #1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write in simplest form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)/(12) + (1)/(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can only add fractions if they have the same denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The \"least common denominator\" for your problem is 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite each fraction with 12 as its denominator, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/12 + 3/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can add the fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=8/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can reduce the fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem #2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-27)/(x^2+5x) * (2x)/(9-x) this symbol \"*\" means multiply. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To multiply fractions it sometimes helps to first factor the pieces:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(3(x-9)) / (x(x+5) * 2x / -(x-9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since (x-9) is in the numerator and in the denominator, cancel it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/(x(x+5) * 2x / (-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since \"x\" is in the numerator and in the denominator, cancel it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/(x+5) *2/(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply numerators then multiply denominators to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -6/(x+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem # 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2-4y^2)/(8x^2-16y) divided by ((x^2+2xy))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To divide you have to invert the denominator and multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x-2y)(x+2y)/[8(x^2-2y)]/[x(x+2y)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the (x+2y) factor to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2y)/[8(x^2-2y)]/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x-2y)/8x(x^2-2y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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