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(15-2x-x^2)/(3x^2-8x-3)
I know the simplified form is (-x+5)/(3x+1) but I do not understand how to simplify the original expression to get to
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(15-2x-x^2)/(3x^2-8x-3)
I know the simplified form is (-x+5)/(3x+1) but I do not understand how to simplify the original expression to get to
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Question 893261: I need to simplify the expression:
(15-2x-x^2)/(3x^2-8x-3)
I know the simplified form is (-x+5)/(3x+1) but I do not understand how to simplify the original expression to get to the simplified form. Could you please explain in very basic steps how to simplify the expression? Thank you. Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):