SOLUTION: (x^2+2x-15)/(6-2x) can you help simplify. I got -x-5/2

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Question 34352: (x^2+2x-15)/(6-2x) can you help simplify. I got -x-5/2
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Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x^2+2x-15)/(6-2x)
=(X^2+5X-3X-15)/2(3-X)={X(X+5)-3(X+5)}/2(3-X)=(X+5)(X-3)/{(-2)(X-3)
=-(X+5)/2
can you help simplify. I got -x-5/2...CORRECT..BUT PUT BRACKETS AS OTHERWISE IT MIGHT BE READ AS -X -(5/2)..WHERE AS IT IS ACTUALLY -(X+5)/2...OR...(-X-5)/2

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