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document.write( "Tutor can you please help me Perform and simplify this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6a^2-8a-8/2a^2-9a-56 divided by a-2/a-8    Thank you very much           <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 #62417 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><B>scianci(186)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><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=62417\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Begin by flipping the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a+-+2%29%2F%28a+-+8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a+-+2%29%2F%28a+-+8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and make it <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a+-+8%29%2F%28a+-+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a+-+8%29%2F%28a+-+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Then change the division to multiplication. Next, factor the 6<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-8a-8 and the 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-9a-56. Cancel out the common factors, either vertically and/or diagonally, then multiply whatever's left over straight across. </SPAN>\n" );
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