SOLUTION: can you explain to me how to do this problem please.
simplify the rational expression.
x^2 - 3x - 10
___________ __
x^2 - x - 20
thank you
julie
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Question 117912: can you explain to me how to do this problem please.
simplify the rational expression.
x^2 - 3x - 10
______________
x^2 - x - 20
thank you
julie
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
First, see if the trinomials in the numerator and the denominator are factorable.
Numerator:
Denominator:
So now you can rewrite the original problem using the factors of the trinomials:
Cancel the factors as shown leaving you with:
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