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document.write( "c/c+1   minus   4/c+4   plus   3/cē+5c+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcm = (c+1)(c+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite each fraction with the lcm as its denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= c(c+4)/lcm - 4(c+1)/lcm + 3/lcm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the numerators to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [c^2+4c-4c-4+3]/lcm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [c^2-1]/[4(c+1)(c+4)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [c-1]/[4(c+4)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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