SOLUTION: m^2-16 8-2m
__________ divide by ________
m^2-6m+9 m-4m-12
show work
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Question 36459: m^2-16 8-2m
__________ divide by ________
m^2-6m+9 m-4m-12
show work
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hey, hey!! You wrote this one so I can see it!! Good job. Here is the equation in an algebra.com equation box:
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Of course, your first step is to FACTOR everything that can be factored, and invert the second number and multiply:
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It is indeed strange that not much divides out here. In fact, NOTHING matches up exactly, but there is a factor of (m-4) in the first numerator, and a factor of (4-m) in the second denominator that are NEGATIVES of one another. When you divide a number by its negative, the result is always a factor of -1. So these two factors divide out, leaving a factor of -1. It is preferred to place this -1 factor in the numerator, so the final answer is this:
R^2 at SCC
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