document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76829>Question 76829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone show me how to write the rational expression in lowest terms? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r-13/13-r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r-13/13-r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13-t is the negative of r-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you can rewrite your problem as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(r-13)/-(r-13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then cancel the common factor to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/-1 = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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