SOLUTION: (4x +12) * x^2 ÷2 ___________ _ 2x-6 x-3 Help do I do the (4x +12) first then the others?

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Question 118230: (4x +12) * x^2 ÷2
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2x-6 x-3

Help do I do the (4x +12) first then the others?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(4x +12) * x^2 ÷2
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2x-6 x-3
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Trying to sort this out, I came up with:
(4x + 12) * x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29 / 2%2F%28%28x-3%29%29
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Invert the dividing fraction and multiply;
(4x + 12) * x%5E2%2F%28%282x-6%29%29 * %28%28x-3%29%29%2F2
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Do some factoring here
4(x + 3) * x%5E2%2F%282%28x-3%29%29 * %28%28x-3%29%29%2F2
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Cancel (x-3)
4(x + 3) * x%5E2%2F%282%29 * 1%2F2
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4(x + 3) * x%5E2%2F%284%29
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Cancel 4, leaving us with:
x%5E2%28x%2B3%29
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If this is not what you meant, well, what can I say?