document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107260>Question 107260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am supposed to add or subtract as indicated and express the results in simplest form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(X^2)/(x- 3)- (9)/(x- 3)<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 #78056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Annabelle1><B>Annabelle1(69)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Annabelle1><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=78056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%28x-3%29-9%2F%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%28x-3%29-9%2F%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "here we already have a common denominator so we can add these fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This becomes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a difference of 2 squares so it factorises to (x-3)(x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we now have <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-3 cancels and we are left with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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