document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206527>Question 1206527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rational Expressions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplifying a ratio of linear polynomials: 1, -1, and no simplification\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each expression, simplify if possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If applicable, click on \"Cannot be simplified\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + 3y/ 3y + 2 = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 - 5y/ 5y - 6 = ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Both of the rational functions you show can be simplified -- but neither of them can be simplified to either 1 or -1.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are this far in your study of algebra, you should know that proper use of parentheses is important....<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those are the simplifications of the expressions you should have shown.<br><BR>\n" );
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