SOLUTION: Here we go again, I am lost with this. Can someone help me?
Simplify:
x+2
______
x
___________ __
x-2
_______
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Question 46969: Here we go again, I am lost with this. Can someone help me?
Simplify:
x+2
______
x
______________
x-2
_______
3x
Choices are: A) -3 B)x^2-4/3x^2 C)3(x+2)/x-2 D) -4/3
Answer by mszlmb(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you ask: .
We are simply dividing one fraction ((x+2)/2) by another((x-2)/3x).
The trick to dividing fractions is a simple one. We just flip the second fraction, and multiply.
turns into .
To multiply, just multiply the two top numbers and the two bottom numbers seperately. (x+2)*3x=3x2+6x and x*(x-2)=x2-2x. The problem yields:
. let's factor each to begin to simplify.
. top and bottom both have x's, so divide both by x.
. Whadoyaknow? there's your answer, C!
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