SOLUTION: Please Expain the steps to divide a^2-49/a-7

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Question 472275: Please Expain the steps to divide
a^2-49/a-7
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please Expain the steps to divide
a^2-49/a-7
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Factor the numerator:
a^2-49 = (a-7)(a+7)
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Problem is now:
[(a+7)(a-7)]/[a-7]
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Cancel the factor common to numerator and denominator to get:
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= a+7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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