document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80646>Question 80646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((x+3)/(x-2))+((x+3)/(x+6))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried the universal simplifier but it didnt work. please help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried the universal simplifier but it didnt work. please help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Lord!, what is the universal simplifier????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The least common denominator (lcm) is (x-2)(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite each fraction with the lcm as its denominator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x+1)(x+6)]/lcm + [(x+3)(x-2)]/lcm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine the numerators over the lcm:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[x^2+7x+6 + x^2+x-6]/lcm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2x^2+8x]/lcm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2x(x+8)]/[(x-2)(x+6)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No more simplifying is possible.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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