SOLUTION: express is simplest form: 6x-18 over 3-x is: I tried 6x-18 ------ 3-x 6x-3 ----- 3-x 2(x-3) ----- - x ????? is the answer -6 or is the answer a fraction I'm

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Question 680539: express is simplest form: 6x-18 over 3-x is:
I tried
6x-18
------
3-x
6x-3
-----
3-x
2(x-3)
-----
- x
?????
is the answer -6 or is the answer a fraction I'm confused
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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How did you manage to get from to ?

Factor out a 6 in the numerator:



Ok, "so what?" he says

Here's a little hint, and perhaps the core point of this lesson. For any real numbers and ,



So


and then



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