SOLUTION: What is this fraction in simplest form 1-3x/3x^2+14x-5 ?

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Question 595379: What is this fraction in simplest form 1-3x/3x^2+14x-5 ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281-3x%29%2F%283x%5E2%2B14x-5%29

-%28-1%2B3x%29%2F%283x%5E2%2B14x-5%29

-%283x-1%29%2F%283x%5E2%2B14x-5%29

-%283x-1%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B5%29%29

-%28highlight%28%283x-1%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%283x-1%29%29%28x%2B5%29%29

-%28cross%28%283x-1%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%283x-1%29%29%28x%2B5%29%29

-1%2F%28x%2B5%29

So %281-3x%29%2F%283x%5E2%2B14x-5%29 completely simplifies to -1%2F%28x%2B5%29

In other words, %281-3x%29%2F%283x%5E2%2B14x-5%29=-1%2F%28x%2B5%29 for all values of x where x%3C%3E1%2F3 or x%3C%3E-5