document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144159>Question 1144159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will try to type this as best as I can:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t^2- 1/t^2-4  PLUS  9t+9/4t+12  TIMES  2-t/t^2+2t-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The back of the book lists the answer as  -4/9(t÷2)  ,but when I try to work out the problem, I get a huge jumbled mess. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the response from tutor @MathTherapy.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your \"+\" sign in the original problem is apparently supposed to be a \"÷\" sign; and the \"÷\" sign in the book answer you show is apparently supposed to be a \"+\" sign.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two signs are easily confused if the printing is not clear.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Work the problem that way and you will get the book's answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28%28t%5E2-1%29%2F%28t%5E2-4%29%29%2F%28%289t%2B9%29%2F%284t%2B12%29%29%29%2A%28%282-t%29%2F%28t%5E2%2B2t-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifies to<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2F%289%28t%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2F%289%28t%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The work you showed in your other post of this problem shows that you know what you are doing; so I think you will be able to see that the corrected expression simplifies to the corrected answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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