SOLUTION: x*x-5x-14/14-2x

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Question 276026: x*x-5x-14/14-2x
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*x-5x-14/14-2x
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(x^2 -5x-14)/(-2(x-7))
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[(x-7)(x+2)]/(-2(x-7))
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Cancel the x-7 factors
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(x+2)/(-2)
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= (-1/2)(x+2)
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cheers,
Stan H.