document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132110>Question 132110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96465 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=96465\">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=%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%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=%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5E2-64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5E2-64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how the LCD is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%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%28v%2B8%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%29%28%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B8%29%2F%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%2B8%29%2F%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get the denominator to the LCD\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B8%29%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B8%29%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29-%28%28v-8%29%2F%28v-8%29%29%28%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-8%29%2F%28v-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-8%29%2F%28v-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  to get the denominator to the LCD\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%2B8%29%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29-%28v-8%29%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%28v-8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28v%2B8%29%28v-3%29-%28v-8%29%28v%2B1%29%2B%28v-88%29%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28v%2B8%29%28v-3%29-%28v-8%29%28v%2B1%29%2B%28v-88%29%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%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=%28v%5E2%2B5%2Av-24-%28v%5E2-7%2Av-8%29%2B%28v-88%29%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%5E2%2B5%2Av-24-%28v%5E2-7%2Av-8%29%2B%28v-88%29%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Foil\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v%5E2%2B5%2Av-24-v%5E2%2B7%2Av%2B8%2Bv-88%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v%5E2%2B5%2Av-24-v%5E2%2B7%2Av%2B8%2Bv-88%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Distribute the negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2813%2Av-104%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2813%2Av-104%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%28v-8%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%28v-8%29%2F%28v-8%29%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13cross%28%28v-8%29%29%2Fcross%28%28v-8%29%29%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13cross%28%28v-8%29%29%2Fcross%28%28v-8%29%29%28v%2B8%29\"   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=13%2F%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F%28v%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  simplifies to  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F%28v%2B8%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=%28v-3%29%2F%28v-8%29-%28v%2B1%29%2F%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v-88%29%2F%28v%5E2-64%29=13%2F%28v%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%3C%3E8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%3C%3E8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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