document.write( "Question 98461: Simplify:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "^y+y-20/^y-2y-8. Assume that the denominator is not equal to 0. I tried very hard to do this on my own but I just can't seem to make any sense out of it. \n" ); document.write( "

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Assuming that the problem is
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\n" ); document.write( "Factorise the top and bottom expressions.
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\n" ); document.write( "The denominator could not be zero so y can't be 4 or -2.
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel out the common factor.
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