Question

Simplify...... -14x^3/x^3-5x^4

Answer 1

What is the common factor of the terms in the denominator?

Answer 2

x^3?

Answer 3

Yes, take that out and group the other terms
what do you get?

Answer 4

-14/-5x^4

Answer 5

Not really...
\[\frac{-14x^3}{x^3-5x^4}=\frac{-14x^3}{x^3(1-5x)}\] Got it?

Answer 6

Ohhh! I see... The whole "factoring part" always confuses me.. So then the answer should be -14/1-5x?
What about x? Shouldn't there be a "Where x cannot = something?

Answer 7

It is...
the denominator of a fraction cannot be 0, so, put 1-5x=0 and solve x. You'll find what you want :)