document.write( "Question 1113270: Simplify. If possible work must me shown.\r
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document.write( "Factor numerator and denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%282x-5%29%28x-8%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B3%29%282x-5%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "As long as 2x-5 does not equal 0\r\n" );
document.write( "which means x is not 5/2 or 2.5,\r\n" );
document.write( "then the above equals to\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%28cross%282x-5%29%29%28x-8%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B3%29%28cross%282x-5%29%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A%28x-8%29%2F%282x%2B3%29%2C%22%2C%22%2Cx%3C%3E5%2F2%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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