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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 #67690 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=67690\">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=%28%2817x-7%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-4%29%29%2A%28%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B8%29%2F%282x%5E2%2B5x-3%29%29%2A%28%28x%5E2%2B2x%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=%28%28%2817x-7%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-1%29%29%29%2A%28%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%282%2Ax-1%29%29%29%2A%28%28x%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B2x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B2x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%29%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%28x-1%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=%28%28%2817x-7%29%29%2F%28%28highlight%28x%2B4%29%29%28x-1%29%29%29%2A%28%28%28highlight%28x%2B4%29%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%282%2Ax-1%29%29%29%2A%28%28x%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice we have these common terms\r<BR>\n" );
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