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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x +8/6x+18 times 5x+15/x^2-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2A2%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%286%28x%2B3%29%29%29%28%285%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor 4 to get 2*2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2A2%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%282%2A3%28x%2B3%29%29%29%28%285%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor 6 to get 2*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A2%28x%2B2%295%28x%2B3%29%2F%282%2A3%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A2%28x%2B2%295%28x%2B3%29%2F%282%2A3%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%282%29%2A2cross%28%28x%2B2%29%295cross%28%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28cross%282%29%2A3cross%28%28x%2B3%29%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29%28x-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A5%29%2F3%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A5%29%2F3%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F3%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F3%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%284x%2B8%29%2F%286x%2B18%29%29%28%285x%2B15%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%284x%2B8%29%2F%286x%2B18%29%29%28%285x%2B15%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F3%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F3%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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