SOLUTION: write each expression in lowest terms
-2x-8/z^2+2x-8
my answer is -2x-8 not sure if this is correct
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Question 146057: write each expression in lowest terms
-2x-8/z^2+2x-8
my answer is -2x-8 not sure if this is correct
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, nerdybill:
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 .
Highlight the common terms.
Cancel out the common terms.
Simplify.
So simplifies to .
In other words, where or
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if you started with:
(-2x-8)/(x^2+2x-8)
start by factoring both numerator and denominator:
-2(x+4)/[(x+4)(x-2)]
now cancel terms:
-2/(x-2)
now, you could move the negative sign to the denominator leaving:
2/(2-x)
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