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Question 472466: I am in college prep math and had a question about multiplying and simplifying rational expressions. The problem I am stuck on is xsquared-25 over xsquared-3x-10 times or multiplied by x+2 over x
I factored the numerator and denominator then cancelled out similar factors
The answers I got were x+5 over x which I simplified to 5 by canceling out the x's Answer by monika_p(71) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You got the right answer
You can not simplify by canceling out the x when there is "+ " but you can write it as a sum of two fractions
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