document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118230>Question 118230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (4x +12) *  x^2     ÷2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help do I do the (4x +12) first then the others? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86383 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86383\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (4x +12) *  x^2     ÷2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           2x-6    x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trying to sort this out, I came up with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x + 12) * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > / <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F%28%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F%28%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x + 12) * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-3%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-3%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do some factoring here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x + 3) * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%282%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%282%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-3%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-3%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel (x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x + 3) * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x + 3) * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel 4, leaving us with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is not what you meant, well, what can I say?\r<BR>\n" );
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