document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233485>Question 233485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, I've worked on this problem and I'm hoping that I got it right. Simplify X^5-6x-16x^3/ x^3-4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer is x^2(x-8)/x-2...... Is that right tutors!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172308 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=172308\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Doesn't look right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X^5-6x-16x^3/ x^3-4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your denominator is equivalent to x * (x + 2) * (x - 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your numerator requires more work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5 - 16x^3 - 6x = x * (x^4 - 16x^2 - 6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It doesn't appear it can be factored any more than that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x * (x^4 - 16x^2 - 6)) / x * (x - 2) * (x + 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x cancels out and you are left with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^4 - 16x^2 - 6) / ( (x-2) * (x+2) )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I confirmed by making x = 3 and got the same answer with the original equation and with the simplified equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x^2(x-8)/x-2...... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "does not confirm with the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^4 - 16x^2 - 6) / ( (x-2) * (x+2) )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's as far as I could go with it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factoring the numerator would require the use of the quadratic formula which would not be a simplification.\r<BR>\n" );
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