document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119043>Question 119043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (b^2-4bc+3c^2)/(b^2-8bc+15c^2)  x (b^2+9bc+18c^2)/(b^2+5bc-6c^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is for the EOC review. I have let my mother look at it, and she used to be a high school math teacher, and she is confused by it. I have thought about as much as possible, looked it up in my notes, and I can't find anything about how to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87151 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=87151\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28b%5E2-4bc%2B3c%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2-8bc%2B15c%5E2%29%29%28%28b%5E2%2B9bc%2B18c%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%2B5bc-6c%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%2B3c%29%2F%28b-5c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%2B3c%29%2F%28b-5c%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28b%5E2-4bc%2B3c%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2-8bc%2B15c%5E2%29%29%28%28b%5E2%2B9bc%2B18c%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%2B5bc-6c%5E2%29%29=%28b%2B3c%29%2F%28b-5c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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