document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81393>Question 81393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I submitted these questions a few days ago and got no response. This is due no later than tonite please help....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Simplify the rational expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 – 6x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x2 – 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Divide:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 – 9x + 8		÷	x2 – 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   2x – 4		           2x + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;[64x10y2z46]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.  Perform the indicated operations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4&#8730;[18] + 2&#8730;[32] –&#8730;[8]\r<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 #58303 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58303\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Simplify the rational expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 – 6x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can be factored to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 – 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the difference of squares, can be factored to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Divide:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-8%29%28x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-8%29%28x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-8%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-8%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; canceled the (x-1)'s<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out 2 and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;[64x10y2z46]; I can't decipher what you mean here\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. Perform the indicated operations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor to show the squares inside the radicals, then extract the sqrts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4sqrt%289%2A2%29+%2B+2sqrt%2816%2A2%29+-+sqrt%284%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4sqrt%289%2A2%29+%2B+2sqrt%2816%2A2%29+-+sqrt%284%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A3%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2A4%2Asqrt%282%29+-+2%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A3%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+2%2A4%2Asqrt%282%29+-+2%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29+-+2%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Asqrt%282%29+%2B+8%2Asqrt%282%29+-+2%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice we have like terms (all sqrt(2)) so we can just add them up:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; the final result \r<BR>\n" );
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