document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069784>Question 1069784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the rational expression as an equivalent rational expression with the given denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a+6/7a-49=?/7b(a-7)<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 #685020 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=685020\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are starting with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5a + 6) / (7a - 49).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you wind up with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x / (7b(a - 7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "only thing i can think of is this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with (5a + 6) / (7a - 49).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by b/b to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b * (5a + 6) / (b * (7a - 49)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out a 7 in the denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b * (5a + 6) / (b * 7 * (a - 7).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can also be shown as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b * (5a + 6) / (7b * (a - 7))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "basically, what you are doing is multiplying the fraction by b/b and then factoring to get the final form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "? is going to be equal to b * (5a + 6).\r<BR>\n" );
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