document.write( "Question 120823: Reduce expression to the lowest terms.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29\" Factor \"-2x-8\" to get \"-2%28x%2B4%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-2%29%29\" Factor \"x%5E2%2B2x-8\" to get \"%28x%2B4%29%28x-2%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2cross%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2Fcross%28%28x%2B4%29%29%28x-2%29\" Cancel like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2F%28x-2%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29\" simplifies to \"-2%2F%28x-2%29\" In other words \"%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29=-2%2F%28x-2%29\"\r
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