document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134722>Question 134722</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the complex fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-5/a-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divided by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-2/a-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did not know if I was supposed to multiply each by 1 and work from there or what step should I take. I would appreciate any help possible </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=98554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to use more parens. It is hard to know what your question really is without them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll assume you meant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-%285%2F%28a-1%29%29%29+%2F+%283+-+%282%2F%28a-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-%285%2F%28a-1%29%29%29+%2F+%283+-+%282%2F%28a-1%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need to find a common denominator for both the numberator terms and the denominator terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Turns out that both fractions have the same denominator <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing two fractions is the same as multipling the numerator fraction by the inverse of the denominator fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%28a-1%29-5%29%2F%28a-1%29%29+%2A+%28%28a-1%29%2F%283%28a-1%29+-+2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%28a-1%29-5%29%2F%28a-1%29%29+%2A+%28%28a-1%29%2F%283%28a-1%29+-+2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-1%29%2F%28a-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-1%29%2F%28a-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1  so those terms \"cancel\", leaving\r<BR>\n" );
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