document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80144>Question 80144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations and simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leave answers as fractions, a/b, in simplified form<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 #57512 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyacherni><B>sofiyacherni(99)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyacherni><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=57512\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285t%5E2%2F8%29%2F%2815t%5E2%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285t%5E2%2F8%29%2F%2815t%5E2%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this is the same as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285t%5E2%2F8%29%2812%2F%2815t%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285t%5E2%2F8%29%2812%2F%2815t%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so you got rid of the division and replaced it with multiplication by flipping denominator with numerator (bottom and top of a fraction)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now you have to siplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can cancel out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can cancel out 5 on top with 15 on bottom, except now instead of 15 you will have a 3, since five goes in 15 three times ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A5=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A5=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can cancel out a 4 out of top and bottom also since 8 is divisible by 4 and so is 12, now you will have 3 instead of 12 and 2 instead of 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%283%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%283%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so now you can get rid of a 3 on top and 3 on bottom and that number becomes a 1. Anything times 1 stays the same, so your answer is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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