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Algebra.Com's Answer #296342 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5x^2-45)/(x^2+6x+9)
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "[5(x^2-9)]/[(x+3)^2]
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "[5(x-3)(x+3)]/[(x+3)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel (x+3) in numerator and denominator to get:
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\n" ); document.write( "[5(x-3)]/(x+3)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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