document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120541>Question 120541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2c^2-8)/(4c^2-8c) DIVIDED BY (c^3+2c^2)/(8c^3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%2F%28%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%2F%288c%5E3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%2F%28%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%2F%288c%5E3%29%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=2%28c%2B2%29%28c-2%29%288c%5E2%2Ac%29%2F%284c%28c-2%29c%5E2%28c%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28c%2B2%29%28c-2%29%288c%5E2%2Ac%29%2F%284c%28c-2%29c%5E2%28c%2B2%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=2cross%28%28c%2B2%29%29cross%28%28c-2%29%29%288cross%28c%5E2%29%2Ac%29%2F%284c%2Across%28%28c-2%29%29cross%28c%5E2%29cross%28%28c%2B2%29%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%2A8c%29%2F%284c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A8c%29%2F%284c%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=16c%2F%284c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16c%2F%284c%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%28%288c%5E3%29%2F%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%28%288c%5E3%29%2F%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%28%288c%5E3%29%2F%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%29=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282c%5E2-8%29%2F%284c%5E2-8c%29%29%28%288c%5E3%29%2F%28c%5E3%2B2c%5E2%29%29=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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