document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194839>Question 1194839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please simplify this problem and show all the steps so I can understand how it was simplified.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((3+2h)/(1+h)-3)/(2+h-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #827115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=827115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What you have could appear correctly on your page than here.  You seem to show <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283%2B2h%29%2F%281%2Bh%29-3%29%2F%282%2Bh-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283%2B2h%29%2F%281%2Bh%29-3%29%2F%282%2Bh-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that is what you have, first thing to find is one of your denominators should be immediately simplified:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Bh-2=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Bh-2=h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.   You would then have this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283%2B2h%29%2F%281%2Bh%29-3%29%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283%2B2h%29%2F%281%2Bh%29-3%29%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The longest fraction bar separates the main numerator and the main denominator.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the rational expression by  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h%281%2Bh%29%29%2F%28h%281%2Bh%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h%281%2Bh%29%29%2F%28h%281%2Bh%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; and you, continue... </SPAN>\n" );
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