SOLUTION: x²-9x-10 over x²-14+49 times x²-49 over x²-4

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Question 888300: x²-9x-10 over x²-14+49 times x²-49 over x²-4
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Factor all numerators and denominators:



Wow! On many of these type problems, several factors in numerators
cancel with factors in denominators.  But not this one! Only one of 
the (x+7)'s in the bottom of the first fraction cancels with the 
(x+7) in the top of the second fraction, and that's all the cancelling
possible!



And we end up with:



Finally we make one fraction by indicating the multiplication
of numerators and denominators:

%28%28x-10%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-7%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B7%29%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29

Just leave it like that.

Edwin