document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125836>Question 125836</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify\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 #92205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2F%28%28s%29%2F%28s%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2F%28%28s%29%2F%28s%2B1%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=%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2A%28%28s%2B1%29%2Fs%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2A%28%28s%2B1%29%2Fs%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28s%28s%2B3%29%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%28%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28s%28s%2B3%29%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%28%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2%2B3s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2%2B3s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%28s%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%28s%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28s%28s%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29%29%29%28%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28s%28s%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29%29%29%28%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2%2B2s-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2%2B2s-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%28s%2B3%29%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29%28s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%28s%2B3%29%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s%2B3%29%28s-1%29%28s%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=%28cross%28s%29%2Across%28%28s%2B3%29%29%28s%2B1%29%29%2Fcross%28%28s%2B3%29%29%28s-1%29cross%28s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2F%28%28s%29%2F%28s%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2F%28%28s%29%2F%28s%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28s%5E2%2B3s%29%2F%28s%5E2%2B2s-3%29%29%2F%28%28s%29%2F%28s%2B1%29%29=%28s%2B1%29%2F%28s-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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