;;a
(define(reduce-terms n d)(let((gcdterms (gcd-terms n d)))(list(car(div-terms n gcdterms))(car(div-terms d gcdterms)))))(define(reduce-poly p1 p2)(if(same-variable? (variable p1)(variable p2))(let((result (reduce-terms (term-list p1)(term-list p2))))(list(make-poly (variable p1)(car result))(make-poly (variable p1)(cadr result))))(error "not the same variable--REDUCE-POLY"(list p1 p2))));;b. skip this, I had done such work many times, I'm tired of it.
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