document.write( "Question 117814This question is from textbook Algebra, structure and meathod, book 1
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\"%283a%5E2-48%29%2F%28a%5E2%2B8a%2B16%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28a%2B4%29%28a-4%29%2F%28a%5E2%2B8a%2B16%29\" Factor \"3a%5E2-48\" to get \"3%28a%2B4%29%28a-4%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28a%2B4%29%28a-4%29%2F%28%28a%2B4%29%28a%2B4%29%29\" Factor \"a%5E2%2B8a%2B16\" to get \"%28a%2B4%29%28a%2B4%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%283a%5E2-48%29%2F%28a%5E2%2B8a%2B16%29\" simplifies to \"3%28a-4%29%2F%28a%2B4%29\". In other words \"%283a%5E2-48%29%2F%28a%5E2%2B8a%2B16%29=3%28a-4%29%2F%28a%2B4%29\"\r
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