document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129912>Question 1129912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I HAVE TAKEN THE ADVICE OF SOMEONE AND PRESENTED TWO PROBLEMS REGARDING SIGNS OF FRACTIONS IT WOULD BE MUCH AP2PRECIATED IF THE PROBLEMS WOULD BE GIVEN STEP BY STEP<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHEERS MIKE    PROBLEM 1, 1-K^2/3K^2-6K+3  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "               PROBLEM 2, X/X+1 + 4/1-X +X^2-5X-8/X^2-1 HOPE THIS IS CLEAR.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #746532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=746532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PROBLEM 1, 1-K^2/3K^2-6K+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor where possible::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [(1-K)(1+K)]/[3(K^2-6K+1)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [-(K-1)(K+1)]/[3(K^2-6K+1)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PROBLEM 2, X/X+1 + 4/1-X +X^2-5X-8/X^[-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= X/(X+1) - 4/(X-1) + [X^2-5x-8]/[(X-1)(X+1)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Least Common Denominator (LCM) is [(X-1)(X+1)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [X(X-1)]/LCM - [4(X+1)]/LCM + [X^2-5X-8]/LCM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [X^2-X-4X-4+X^2-5X-8]/LCM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [2X^2-10X-12]/LCM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [2(X^2-5x-6]/LCM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [2(X-6)(X+1)]/LCM<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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