Question

Simplify the rational expression. State any excluded values.

Answer 1

factor the numerator, what do you get?

Answer 2

What do I minus 36 by? @jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

use the difference of squares factoring rule to factor the numerator

Answer 4

a^2-b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)

Answer 5

Im lost........

Answer 6

x^2 - 36

x^2 - 6^2

use the rule above

Answer 7

I dont understand

Answer 8

example:

x^2 - 25

x^2 - 5^2

(x-5)(x+5)

Answer 9

so x^2 - 25 factors to (x-5)(x+5)

Answer 10

use this example to factor x^2 - 36