document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120345>Question 1120345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%28%284x%2B8%29%2F%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%28%284x%2B8%29%2F%28x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplify your answer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Just like multiplying any other fractions:  Numerator times numerator over denominator times denominator.  Then you need to collect like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  Here you can simplify the problem before you perform the multiplication.  Factor the denominator in the left-hand fraction and the numerator in the right-hand fraction.  You will find that they have a factor in common that can be eliminated before the multiplication, greatly simplifying the arithmetic.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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