SOLUTION: how do you simplify 25x^8-50x^7+3x^6-40x^5/-5x^5

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Question 242942: how do you simplify
25x^8-50x^7+3x^6-40x^5/-5x^5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2825x%5E8-50x%5E7%2B3x%5E6-40x%5E5%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29 Start with the given expression.


%28x%5E5%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5x%5E5%29 Factor out the GCF x%5E5 from the numerator.


%28highlight%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2Ahighlight%28x%5E5%29%29 Highlight the common terms.


%28cross%28x%5E5%29%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%29%2F%28-5%2A%28cross%28x%5E5%29%29%29 Cancel out the common terms.


%2825x%5E3-50x%5E2%2B3x-40%29%2F%28-5%29 Simplify.


%28-25x%5E3%2B50x%5E2-3x%2B40%29%2F%285%29 Multiply EVERY term by -1 to change the sign in the denominator (this step is optional for some books).


So