Question

please help): how do you express in simplest form this equation: x^2-7x+12/x^2+2x-15

Answer 1

factor the top and bottom

Answer 2

factor top and bottom and see if you can cancel common factors

Answer 3

\[(x^2-7x+12)/(x^2+2x-15)\]

Answer 4

(x-3)(x-4)/(x^2 +2x−15)

Answer 5

now the bottom. can you do it?

Answer 6

yes, thank you so much!

Answer 7

cool. you're welcome. what did u get?

Answer 8

the bottom i got: (x+5)(x-3)

Answer 9

right so the (x-3)'s cross out.

Answer 10

yup, thanks again

Answer 11

yw, please hit best response to whomever you decide deserves it.