document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175007>Question 1175007</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good evening (here):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If may I'd like to give you a bit of background on myself. I'm a 78 yr. old man, retired medical technologist. I recently got the idea I'd like to learn calculus. I discovered free e books on Amazon. I got the precalculus book and soon figured out that I needed to go back to Algebra. So I got their intermediate algebra book. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm now studying multiplying rational functions. Regarding the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x/3x^2+27x-30*x^2-100/x^2-10x. I did all the factoring and multiplying, and canceling and came up with an answer of 3. The book and all my other resources ( Math papa, Microsoft problem solver and this site) say the answer is 1/3. What I would like to know is, what is this procedure called<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for finding this solution, why use it now, and when is it necessary to use it. I can find no information on this solution procedure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I can be reached at ledfrn@gmail.com. I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. Roy Ledford </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #800542 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=800542\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If may I'd like to give you a bit of background on myself. I'm a 78 yr. old man, retired medical technologist. I recently got the idea I'd like to learn calculus. I discovered free e books on Amazon. I got the precalculus book and soon figured out that I needed to go back to Algebra. So I got their intermediate algebra book. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm now studying multiplying rational functions. Regarding the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x/3x^2+27x-30*x^2-100/x^2-10x. I did all the factoring and multiplying, and canceling and came up with an answer of 3. The book and all my other resources ( Math papa, Microsoft problem solver and this site) say the answer is 1/3. What I would like to know is, what is this procedure called<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for finding this solution, why use it now, and when is it necessary to use it. I can find no information on this solution procedure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I can be reached at ledfrn@gmail.com. I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To start, x^2-x/3x^2+27x-30*x^2-100/x^2-10x is not a problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not an equation, there's no \"solve for x.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's likely it can be \"simplified\" but that's all.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How did you come up with 3? </SPAN>\n" );
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