document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133113>Question 133113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think I'm doing this right, but I want to make sure. The instructions are:  Simplify the complex fraction and reduce each answer to lowest terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  ab+b^2     <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  4ab^5       <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   a+b      <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  6a^2b^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b(a+b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4a(b)(b^4)    <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   a+b       <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 6a^2(b^4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    4a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   6a^2\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 #97332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=97332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the complex fraction and reduce each answer to lowest terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  [(ab+b^2) /(4ab^5)] / [(a+b)/ 6a^2(b^4)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [b(a+b)/4ab^5] / [(a+b)/(6a^2b^4)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel (a+b), b to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [1/4ab^4]/[1/6a^2b^4]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel 2,a,b^4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [1/2] / [1/3a^2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Invert the denominator and multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  (3/2)a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[b(a+b)/4a(b)(b^4)] / [(a+b)/6a^2(b^4)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel (a+b), b, and b^4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [1/4a] / [1/6a^2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [3a/2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[4a/6a^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[2/3a] \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    4a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------- = (2/3a^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   6a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "===========================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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