document.write( "Question 132407: Divide and Simplify
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Algebra.Com's Answer #96752 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28%28v%5E2-4%29%2F%2825v%2B50%29%29%2F%28%28v-2%29%2F%2810%29%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28v%5E2-4%29%2F%2825v%2B50%29%29%2A%28%2810%29%2F%28v-2%29%29\" Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28%28v%2B2%29%28v-2%29%29%2F%2825v%2B50%29%29%28%2810%29%2F%28v-2%29%29\" Factor \"v%5E2-4\" to get \"%28v%2B2%29%28v-2%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28%28v%2B2%29%28v-2%29%29%2F%2825%28v%2B2%29%29%29%28%2810%29%2F%28v-2%29%29\" Factor \"25v%2B50\" to get \"25%28v%2B2%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10%28v%2B2%29%28v-2%29%2F25%28v%2B2%29%28v-2%29\" Combine the fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10cross%28%28v%2B2%29%29cross%28%28v-2%29%29%2F25cross%28%28v%2B2%29%29cross%28%28v-2%29%29\" Cancel like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2F25\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F5\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28%28v%5E2-4%29%2F%2825v%2B50%29%29%2F%28%28v-2%29%2F%2810%29%29\" simplifies to \"2%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28%28v%5E2-4%29%2F%2825v%2B50%29%29%2F%28%28v-2%29%2F%2810%29%29=2%2F5\"
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