document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127499>Question 127499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can someone help me with this problem. I cant seem to get it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  2x + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 12x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I wasnt sure how to put the exponent in so i put it as ^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93432 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=93432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To simplify this, start with the numerator and factor 2 from each of its terms to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next go to the denominator and factor 4x from each of its terms to change the problem to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice now that the term (x + 3) is common to the numerator and the denominator so it can be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "canceled out as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you are left with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the 2 in the numerator divides into the 4 of the denominator 2 times. So this term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reduces to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and this is the simplified form of what you were originally given.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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