SOLUTION: (x + 6) divided by the fraction x^2 + 5x - 6 / x^2 + 7x - 8 please find the quotient

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Question 368956: (x + 6) divided by the fraction x^2 + 5x - 6 / x^2 + 7x - 8 please find the quotient


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x + 6) divided by the fraction x^2 + 5x - 6 / x^2 + 7x - 8
please find the quotient
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(x+6)/[(x+6)(x-1)/(x+8)(x-1)]
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Invert the denominator and multiply:
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(x+6)
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Cancel the (x+6) and (x-1) factors to get:
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= (x+8)/(x+6)
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Cheers,
Stan H.