document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144161>Question 1144161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The back of the book lists the answer as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-4%2F9%28t%2F2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-4%2F9%28t%2F2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  written as -4 over 9(t÷2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am having trouble working through the problem. Although the answer is given, I would like to see how the problem is solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by factoring and multiplying  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%289%28t%2B1%29%29%2F%284%28t%2B3%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%289%28t%2B1%29%29%2F%284%28t%2B3%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-%28t-2%29%2F%28t-1%29%28t%2B3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-%28t-2%29%2F%28t-1%29%28t%2B3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then I tried to add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got an LCD of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%28t%5E2-4%29%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%28t%5E2-4%29%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%28t%2B2%29%28t-2%29%28t%2B3%29%28t%2B3%29%28t-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%28t%2B2%29%28t-2%29%28t%2B3%29%28t%2B3%29%28t-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > And that is where things get messy. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer you show from the book doesn't make any sense.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) The answer you show is an unsimplified rational expression; it could never be the final simplified answer to a problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) With all those binomials in all the rational expressions in the original problem, you aren't going to end up with a monomial answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It looks as if you are doing the right things, for the problem as you show it.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are you sure you have shown the problem correctly?  It might simplify considerably if the addition between the first two expressions were a multiplication instead.... </SPAN>\n" );
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