document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=82876>Question 82876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I already posted one question and i had some idea of that one, but this one completely confuses me. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > i do not understand how to simplify this one. please assist me. thanks a bunch. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #59458 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=59458\">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=+%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%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=+%28x%2Fx%29%28%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%29%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%2Fx%29%28%28x-7%2B%2812%2Fx%29%29%2F%28x-5%2B%286%2Fx%29%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both top and bottom by x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x%5E2-7x%2B12%29%2F%28x%5E2-5x%2B6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%5E2-7x%2B12%29%2F%28x%5E2-5x%2B6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute each x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now factor the top and bottom individually\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the numerator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD >Error occurred executing solver 'quadratic_factoring' .</TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD >Error occurred executing solver 'quadratic_factoring' .</TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we after factoring we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28%28x-3%29%29%28x-4%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29cross%28%28x-3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28%28x-3%29%29%28x-4%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29cross%28%28x-3%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So everything reduces to:\r<BR>\n" );
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