document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118982>Question 118982</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can this fraction be reduced to lowest terms? 18x^2+21x (on top) 6x+7 (on bottom). Can this be reduced? thanks      </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=87102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%286x%2B7%29%29%2F%286x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%286x%2B7%29%29%2F%286x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%5E2%2B21x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%5E2%2B21x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%286x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%286x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%286x%2B7%29%2F%286x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%286x%2B7%29%2F%286x%2B7%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=3x%2Across%28%286x%2B7%29%29%2Fcross%28%286x%2B7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2Across%28%286x%2B7%29%29%2Fcross%28%286x%2B7%29%29\"   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=3x%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F1\"   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=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the denominator of 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818x%5E2%2B21x%29%2F%286x%2B7%29=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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