document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081083>Question 1081083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is (x+3)/x^2+x+12. the width is (x^2+7x+12)/w^2-9. what is the area in the 'simplest' form? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factored: (x+3)/x^2+x+12*(x+3)(x+4)/(x+3)(x+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I get stuck after this since I can't factor the first denominator.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</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=695172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parentheses placed where expected, and x instead of w (which probably was mistake):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length of a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B12%29%2F%28x%5E2-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B12%29%2F%28x%5E2-9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AREA, and then simplified:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B12%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B12%29%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B12%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B12%29%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----you can finish  multiplying in the denominator if you want. </SPAN>\n" );
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