document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77297>Question 77297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i go about simplifing this to the simplest form?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-13/x^2-x-12+3x-3/x^2-x-12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=55428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If your problem looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-13%2Fx%5E2-x-12%2B3x-3%2Fx%5E2-x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-13%2Fx%5E2-x-12%2B3x-3%2Fx%5E2-x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-x-x%2B3x%29%2B%28-13%2Fx%5E2-3%2Fx%5E2%29%2B%28-12-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-x-x%2B3x%29%2B%28-13%2Fx%5E2-3%2Fx%5E2%29%2B%28-12-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-16%2Fx%5E2-24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-16%2Fx%5E2-24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2Fx%5E2%292x-16%2Fx%5E2-%28x%5E2%2Fx%5E2%2924 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2Fx%5E2%292x-16%2Fx%5E2-%28x%5E2%2Fx%5E2%2924\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first term by (x/x) and the third term by (x^2/x^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3%2Fx%5E2-16%2Fx%5E2-24x%5E2%2Fx%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3%2Fx%5E2-16%2Fx%5E2-24x%5E2%2Fx%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E3-16-24x%5E2%29%2Fx%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E3-16-24x%5E2%29%2Fx%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions. This is the simplified form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your problem looks like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-13%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29%2B%283x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-13%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29%2B%283x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-13%29%2B%283x-3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-13%29%2B%283x-3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x-16%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x-16%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out a 4 out of the numerator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factor the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Across%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29cross%28x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Across%28x-4%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29cross%28x-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the simplified form.\r<BR>\n" );
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