Question

what is the simplified form of (4x^2-20x+25)/(2x-5)

Answer 1

Factor the numerator and cancel.

Answer 2

(4x^2-20x+25)/(2x-5)


((2x-5)(2x-5))/(2x-5) ... Note: this is a perfect square


2x-5

Answer 3

\[\frac{4x ^{2}-20x+25}{2x-5}=\frac{(2x-5)(2x-5)}{2x-5}=2x-5\]

Answer 4

so if i was given the same choices as last time, its still not equal to 5/2?

Answer 5

yes to avoid dividing by zero