document.write( "Question 134730: I do not know where to begin:
\n" ); document.write( "1/3-5/3x+2/x^2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #98595 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I assume this is the problem:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F3-5%2F%283x%29%2B2%2Fx%5E2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F3+-+3%2Fx%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "We want to get fractions over a common denominator; it will be 3x^2 on both:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+3%282%29%29%29%2F%283x%5E2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+-+3%283%29%29%29%2F%283x%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "which is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%29%2F%283x%5E2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+-+9%29%29%2F%283x%5E2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%29%2F%283x%5E2%29\"$ * $\"%283x%5E2%29%2F%28%28x%5E2+-+9%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You can see the 3x^2's will cancel leaving us with:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2+-+9%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "Both denominator and numerator will factor:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B3%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel out (x+3) and you have:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "How about this? Did it make sense to you?
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