Question 1059713: rewrite the rational expression as an equivalent rational expression with the given denominator
x/x^3+7x^2+12x=?/x(x+5)(x+3)(x+4) Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathTherapy:Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's factor out which is the denominator on the left side.
Looking at that factorization and comparing it to x(x+5)(x+3)(x+4), which is the denominator on the right side, all we're missing is (x+5).
So multiply top and bottom of the fraction on the left by (x+5) to get
This means that x(x+5) will go where the question mark is. Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! rewrite the rational expression as an equivalent rational expression with the given denominator
x/x^3+7x^2+12x=?/x(x+5)(x+3)(x+4)
-------------- Factoring left denominator ----- The binomial: "x + 5" is needed in the LEFT-DENOMINATOR to be equivalent to the right-denominator. It MUST be included in the LEFT-NUMERATOR as well ---- Equivalency is NOW obtained