SOLUTION: Im so confuse i dont understand what they want me to do it cays show canceling and factoring?
1. 18/24
2. 7rs^2/21r^2s
3. 3y-3/y^2-1
thank you
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1. 18/24
2. 7rs^2/21r^2s
3. 3y-3/y^2-1
thank you
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Question 489096: Im so confuse i dont understand what they want me to do it cays show canceling and factoring?
1. 18/24
2. 7rs^2/21r^2s
3. 3y-3/y^2-1
thank you Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The goal is to simplify the expression.
Once you factor both the numerator and the denominator separately, you can see what to cancel (thereby simplifying); i.e., what factors they have in common.
1. (3*6)/(4*6) --> 3/4
2. (7*r*s*s)/(3*7*r*r*s) [3 pairs of things cancel].
3. (3*(y-1))/((y+1)*(y-1)) [a pair of identical polynomials can cancel too].
