SOLUTION: how do you simplify 25x^8-50x^7+3x^6-40x^5/-5x^5

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Question 242942: how do you simplify
25x^8-50x^7+3x^6-40x^5/-5x^5

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.


Factor out the GCF from the numerator.


Highlight the common terms.


Cancel out the common terms.


Simplify.


Multiply EVERY term by -1 to change the sign in the denominator (this step is optional for some books).


So

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