document.write( "Question 294530: how do i simplify x^2 over x+2 multiplies by x^2-5x-14 over x^2+2x so far i did this
\n" ); document.write( "-7 multiplied by 2 gives me a negitive 14 and when added gives me -5 so i did (x-7) (x+2) now i dont know what to do to finish simplifying the problem. my teacher says we are doing \"multiplication and division of rationals\" \n" ); document.write( "

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how do i simplify x^2 over x+2 multiplies by x^2-5x-14 over x^2+2x so far i did this
\n" ); document.write( "-7 multiplied by 2 gives me a negative 14 and when added gives me -5 so i did (x-7) (x+2)
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ * $\"%28x%5E2-5x-14%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "After you factor x^2-5x-14 you can also factor x^2+2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ * $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-7%29%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(x+2) cancels and x cancels into x^2, resulting in:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ * $\"%28x-7%29%29\"$ = $\"%28x%28x-7%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ \r
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