document.write( "Question 119876: x^2-5x-14/2x^2-x-10 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-7%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%282x%5E2-x-10%29\" Factor \"x%5E2-5x-14\" to get \"%28x-7%29%28x%2B2%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-7%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%282x-5%29%28x%2B2%29%29\" Factor \"2x%5E2-x-10\" to get \"%282x-5%29%28x%2B2%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-7%29%28x%2B2%29%2F%282x-5%29%28x%2B2%29\" Combine the fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-7%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%282x-5%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29\" Cancel like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-7%29%2F%282x-5%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%282x%5E2-x-10%29\" simplifies to \"%28x-7%29%2F%282x-5%29\". In other words \"%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%282x%5E2-x-10%29=%28x-7%29%2F%282x-5%29\"\r
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