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): Could you please show me in steps how to
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document.write( "Are you really sure you're supposed to divide this?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Most teachers and books would say this is in\r\n" );
document.write( "the simplest possible form as it is.\r\n" );
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document.write( "However, it can be divided out, but it then \r\n" );
document.write( "won't be in simplest form.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The only way to divide it is long division\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 3 )3x + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now the second fraction can be simplified by multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "numerator and denominator by 2\r\n" );
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