document.write( "Question 1144161: \"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\" + \"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\" * \"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The back of the book lists the answer as \"+-4%2F9%28t%2F2%29+\" written as -4 over 9(t÷2).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); 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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I started by factoring and multiplying \"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\" * \"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I got \"+%289%28t%2B1%29%29%2F%284%28t%2B3%29%29+\" * \"+-%28t-2%29%2F%28t-1%29%28t%2B3%29+\" which equals \"+-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then I tried to add \"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\" + \"-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I got an LCD of \"+4%28t%5E2-4%29%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\" OR \"+4%28t%2B2%29%28t-2%29%28t%2B3%29%28t%2B3%29%28t-1%29+\" And that is where things get messy. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\" + \"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\" * \"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The back of the book lists the answer as \"+-4%2F9%28t%2F2%29+\" written as -4 over 9(t÷2).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); 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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I started by factoring and multiplying \"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\" * \"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I got \"+%289%28t%2B1%29%29%2F%284%28t%2B3%29%29+\" * \"+-%28t-2%29%2F%28t-1%29%28t%2B3%29+\" which equals \"+-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then I tried to add \"+%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29+\" + \"-9%28t%2B1%29%28t-2%29%2F4%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I got an LCD of \"+4%28t%5E2-4%29%28t%2B3%29%5E2%28t-1%29+\" OR \"+4%28t%2B2%29%28t-2%29%28t%2B3%29%28t%2B3%29%28t-1%29+\" And that is where things get messy.
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In order to get anything close to the book's answer, I'd say that it's \"-+4%2F9%28t+%2B+2%29\", and not \"-+4%2F9%28t%2F2%29\"
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document.write( "I do believe that \"%28t%5E2+-+1%29%2F%28t%5E2+-+4%29\" + \"%289t+%2B+9%29%2F%284t+%2B+12%29\" * \"%282+-+t%29%2F%28t%5E2+%2B+2t+-+3%29\" should be \"%28t%5E2+-+1%29%2F%28t%5E2+-+4%29\" ÷ \"+%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29+\" * \"+%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29+\", with a \"÷\" instead of a \"+\".
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document.write( "You should notice that this MUST be since for the answer the \"4\" and \"9\" changed positions from numerator to denominator, and vice-versa.
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document.write( "Look over the problem again! I believe you had a \"+\" instead of a \"÷\" in the expression, and a \"÷\" in the answer instead of a \"+\".
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document.write( "If that is so, then I do believe that you'll be able to get the correct answer. If not, I'd be glad to show you how to arrive at it. \n" );
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