document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77754>Question 77754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. How do I do this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the complex fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " each of these are underlined except for the last one.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55752 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=55752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note: For future reference, a \"complex\" fraction doesn't make it a complex number. A complex number deals with numbers that contain imaginary units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B3%29%2F%284w%29%29%2F%28%28w-3%29%2F%282w%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B3%29%2F%284w%29%29%2F%28%28w-3%29%2F%282w%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B3%29%2F%284w%29%29%2A%28%282w%29%2F%28w-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B3%29%2F%284w%29%29%2A%28%282w%29%2F%28w-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >When you divide 2 fractions, you multiply the 1st fraction by the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B3%29%2Fcross%284w%29%29%2A%28cross%282w%29%2F%28w-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B3%29%2Fcross%284w%29%29%2A%28cross%282w%29%2F%28w-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice the terms 2w and 4w cancel to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   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=%28w%2B3%29%2F%28%282%29%28w-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B3%29%2F%28%282%29%28w-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now multiply. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B3%29%2F%28%282w-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B3%29%2F%28%282w-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Distribute. This is your simplified answer\r<BR>\n" );
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