SOLUTION: (b^2-4bc+3c^2)/(b^2-8bc+15c^2) x (b^2+9bc+18c^2)/(b^2+5bc-6c^2) This is for the EOC review. I have let my mother look at it, and she used to be a high school math teacher, and

Question 119043: (b^2-4bc+3c^2)/(b^2-8bc+15c^2) x (b^2+9bc+18c^2)/(b^2+5bc-6c^2)
This is for the EOC review. I have let my mother look at it, and she used to be a high school math teacher, and she is confused by it. I have thought about as much as possible, looked it up in my notes, and I can't find anything about how to solve it.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression

Factor to get

Factor to get

Factor to get

Factor to get

Combine the fractions

Cancel like terms

Simplify

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Answer:

So simplifies to . In other words

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