document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74559>Question 74559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please tell me if my answer is correct and if not can you help me please?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2-x-1/2x^+x-1 * x^2-1/x^2-2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer is (3x+1)(x+1)/ (1x+1)(x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer is (3x+1)(x+1)/ (1x+1)(x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[(2x-1)(3x+1)/(2x-1)(x+1)]([(x+1)(x-1)/(x-1)(x-1)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel factors common to numerator and denominator, such as <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x-1),(x+1),(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is left is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(3x+1)/(x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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