document.write( "Question 711193: For questions 1–2, simplify the rational expression. State any restrictions on the variable
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\n" ); document.write( "2.) q^2+ 11q +24/ q^2 -5q -24
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Algebra.Com's Answer #437330 by dfvalen0223(2)\"\" \"About 
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1). We can factorize the numerator:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "then, we recognize the coefficients, the form of a quadratic equations is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+ap%5E2%2Bbp%2Bc+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2-4p-32\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+a=1\"\"+b=-4\"\"+c=-32\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, we can use quadratic equations:
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation \"ap%5E2%2Bbp%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"1p%5E2%2B-4p%2B-32+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"p%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-32=144\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=144 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--4%2B-sqrt%28+144+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"p%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29%2Bsqrt%28+144+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"p%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29-sqrt%28+144+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"1p%5E2%2B-4p%2B-32\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"1p%5E2%2B-4p%2B-32+=+1%28p-8%29%2A%28p--4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: 8, -4.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "roots are p=-4 and p = 8, so:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2-4p-32+=+%28p%2B4%29%28p-8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28p%5E2-4p-32%29%2F%28p%2B4%29+=+%28p%2B4%29%28p-8%29%2F%28p%2B4%29+=+p-8\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the restriction on this is: -4 because indetermine the expresion \"%28p%5E2-4p-32%29%2F%28p%2B4%29\" with zero in the denominator and this trend to infinite.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) Again, We can factorize the numerator:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B+11q+%2B24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+aq%5E2%2Bbq%2Bc+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+a=1\"\"+b=11\"\"+c=24\"
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation \"aq%5E2%2Bbq%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"1q%5E2%2B11q%2B24+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%2811%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A24=25\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=25 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-11%2B-sqrt%28+25+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2811%29%2Bsqrt%28+25+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-3\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2811%29-sqrt%28+25+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-8\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"1q%5E2%2B11q%2B24\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"1q%5E2%2B11q%2B24+=+1%28q--3%29%2A%28q--8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: -3, -8.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "roots are q = -8 and q = -3, so:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B+11q+%2B24+=+%28q%2B3%29%28q%2B8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "too, We can factorize the denominator:
\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2+-5q+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+aq%5E2%2Bbq%2Bc+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+a=1\"\"+b=-5\"\"+c=-24\"
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation \"aq%5E2%2Bbq%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"1q%5E2%2B-5q%2B-24+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-24=121\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=121 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--5%2B-sqrt%28+121+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29%2Bsqrt%28+121+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"q%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29-sqrt%28+121+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"1q%5E2%2B-5q%2B-24\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"1q%5E2%2B-5q%2B-24+=+1%28q-8%29%2A%28q--3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: 8, -3.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
\n" ); document.write( "\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-5%2Ax%2B-24+%29\"

\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "roots are q = 8 and q = -3, so:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B+11q+%2B24+=+%28q%2B3%29%28q-8%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the restriction on this is: 8 because indetermine the expresion \"%28q%2B8%29%2F%28q-8%29\" with zero in the denominator and this trend to infinite.\r
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