document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998501>Question 998501</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How did x+2 be the answer to ((x)+(2x/(x-2))) divided by ((1)+ (4/(x^2-4))) ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How did 3/8 be the answer to 3^(n+2) + (3^(n+3) - 3^(n+1)) ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry I'm still confused. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=616258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the first one, done through ordinary fraction skills, although with the given variable and variable expressions.  No kind of long division was needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your two starting rational expressions are the dividend and the divisor.  Arrange each of these<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into a separate single rational expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Meaning of that quotient as COMPLEX FRACTION is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B%282x%29%2F%28x-2%29%29%2F%281%2B4%2F%28x%5E2-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B%282x%29%2F%28x-2%29%29%2F%281%2B4%2F%28x%5E2-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Examine carefully and find that the simplest common denominator is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-4=%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4=%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the entire complex fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I may be condensing some steps but you may need to do some work to see that any sub-steps will agree.\r<BR>\n" );
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