document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=101312>Question 101312</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131482882/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help! I have to simplify a rational expression, and I don't know how to get to the end result. Could you please show me how to do this step by step?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284-%281%2Fx%5E2%29%29%2F%282%2B%281%2Fx%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284-%281%2Fx%5E2%29%29%2F%282%2B%281%2Fx%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can only simplify it up to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%5E2%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%5E2%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and I don't know if what I did up to there is correct. In any case it's not the final solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final solution given in my book is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-1%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-1%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks ahead very much for helping me to get there! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%284x%5E2-1%29%2Fx%5E2%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2Fx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%284x%5E2-1%29%2Fx%5E2%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2Fx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > LCD top=x^2 bottom=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x-1%29cross%282x%2B1%29%2Fx%5E2%29%2A%28x%2Fcross%282x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x-1%29cross%282x%2B1%29%2Fx%5E2%29%2A%28x%2Fcross%282x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Factor (4x^2-1), then multiply fractions then do cancelation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed\r<BR>\n" );
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