SOLUTION: please someone help me to simplify this? n^2-n-20/2n^2 * n^2+5n over n^2-25

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Question 77293: please someone help me to simplify this?
n^2-n-20/2n^2
*
n^2+5n
over
n^2-25

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(n^2-n-20/2n^2)*
[(n^2+5n)/(n^2-25)]
Factor where you can to get:
=[(n-5)(n+4)/2n^2]*
[n(n+5)/(n+5)(n-5)]
Cancel factors that are common to numerator and denominator to get:
=[(n+4)/2n]
=(n+4)/[2n(n-5)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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