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Question 145246: Textbook Beecher and Penn
Perform the operation and simplify x^2-2x-15/x^2+x-6*x^2-4/x^2-2x-35
Thanks for your help!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perform the operation and simplify x^2-2x-15/x^2+x-6*x^2-4/x^2-2x-35
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Factor where you can:
[(x-5)(x+3)/(x-3)(x+2)] * [(x-2)(x+2)/(x-7)(x+5)]
Cancel any factor that is common to numerator and denominator,
such as (x+2) , to get:
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=[(x-5)(x+3)/(x-3)] * [(x-2)/(x-7)(x+5)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.