document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027185>Question 1027185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help me with this problem multiplying rational expressions?  I am supposed to describe and correct the error, but I don't know how to show you what is cancelled out.  So, if someone could just please show me how to work the problem, I can figure out the error.  The problem is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x^2-9x-6/3x^2-3x-6 *6x^2-6x-12/2x^2+2x-4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not what you mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x^2-9x-6/3x^2-3x-6 *6x^2-6x-12/2x^2+2x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rendering is this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15x%5E2-9x-6%2F3x%5E2-3x-6+%2A6x%5E2-6x-12%2F2x%5E2%2B2x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15x%5E2-9x-6%2F3x%5E2-3x-6+%2A6x%5E2-6x-12%2F2x%5E2%2B2x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Best guess is you really have this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2815x%5E2-9x-6%29%2F%283x%5E2-3x-6%29%29+%2A%28%286x%5E2-6x-12%29%2F%282x%5E2%2B2x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%283%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29%29%28%282%2A3%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29%2F%282%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See some common factors in numerator and denominator, and cancel them as redundant factors of 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29%29%28%283%28x%5E2-x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%281%29%29%28%283%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%281%29%29%28%283%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%285x%5E2-3x-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finish the multiplication to simplify,<BR>\n" );
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