SOLUTION: Multiply and simplify for y^2-y-56/y^2-14y+49 times y-7/y-8?

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Question 394854: Multiply and simplify for y^2-y-56/y^2-14y+49 times y-7/y-8?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply and simplify for
(y^2-y-56)/(y^2-14y+49) times (y-7)/(y-8)
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Factor:
[(y-8)(y+7)/(y-7)^2] times (y-7)/(y-8)
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Cancel factors common to a numerator and a denominator:
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= [1*(y+7)/(y-7) times [1/1]
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= (y+7)/(y-7)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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