document.write( "Question 1105056: Simplify x^2-3x-10/x+3/2x^2-7x-15/x^2-9 \n" ); document.write( "

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Simplify
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%5E2-7x-15%29%2F%28x%5E2-9%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "invert the dividing fraction and multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%5E2-3x-10%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"$ * $\"%28x%5E2-9%29%2F%282x%5E2-7x-15%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x-5%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28x%2B3%29\"$ * $\"%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B3%29%28x-5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "we can cancel (x+3) and (x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "(x+2) * $\"%28%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B3%29%29\"$ = $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B3%29%29\"$ \r
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