document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121010>Question 121010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I simplify this fraction?  How do I factor a four-term polynomial?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can simplify this fraction, by the long division method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is worked as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 1)x^3 + 2x^2 + 3x - 6(x^2 + 3x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x^3 - x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            3x^2 + 3x - 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "            3x^2 - 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                   6x - 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   6x - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                       0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the factors are:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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