Question

solve: 504/224= 4x^2-10x-25/4x^2-12x+9 please help i started it but got so lost when solving it

Answer 1

can you reduce the fraction on the left first?

Answer 2

yeah it reduces a bunch
start with
\[\frac{9}{4}=\frac{4x^2-10x-25}{4x^2-12x+9}\]

Answer 3

then cross multiply to get
\[9(4x^2-12x+9)=4(4x^2-10x-25)\]

Answer 4

hmm did i make a mistake? this has not solutions

Answer 5

nope, i did not make a mistake, and it has no solutions

Answer 6

thanks anyways