Question

Are the complex fractions the quantity x¨Csquared minus x minus 20 over 4 all over the quantity x minus 5 over 10 and the quantity x¨Csquared minus x minus 20 over x minus 5 all over the quantity 4 over 10 equivalent? Simplify each, and then explain why or why not. HELP

Answer 1

Please write it as an equation.This is all confusing

Answer 2

K

Answer 3

AND

Answer 4

Ok the first one can be simplified as \[[(x-5)(x-4)/4]/[(x-5)/10]\].Now cancel x-5 and simplify the numbers to get \[[(x-4)/2]/[1/5]\]

Answer 5

mhm

Answer 6

Now the next one

Answer 7

[(x-5)(x-4)/(x-5)]/[4/10],cancelling out (x-5) and simplifying the constants you get [(x-4)]/[2/5]=5(x-4)/2

Answer 8

so they arent equivilent

Answer 9

No they are equivalent.See the first one [(x-4)/2]/[1/5].Simplifying this you get 5(x-4)/2 which is the second result

Answer 10

thanks alot