document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127504>Question 127504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone explain how to divide this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   x + 3             -2x - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x^2 - 6x + 5         x2- 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I didn't know how to put in a division symbol so I put the / instead </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93447 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=93447\">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%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28-2x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-25%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28-2x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-25%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%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28-2x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%29%29%28%28x%5E2-25%29%2F%28-2x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-6x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-6x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%28x-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=%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28-2x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28-2x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%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%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%29%29%28%28%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28-2%28x%2B3%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%28x%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=%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%28-2%28x%2B3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29%2F%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%28-2%28x%2B3%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=cross%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B5%29cross%28x-5%29%2Fcross%28x-5%29%28x-1%29%28-2cross%28%28x%2B3%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=%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28-2x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-25%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28-2x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-25%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%28x-1%29%29\"   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%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28-2x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-25%29%29=%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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