Question

How do you write a exponent in word form!!!! like if it was x2

Answer 1

x cubed ?

Answer 2

Do you mean x squared?

Answer 3

squared sorry*

Answer 4

x^2

Answer 5

\[x^2 , \] squared

Answer 6

To write \(\Large x^2\), you type x^2

Answer 7

@jim_thompson5910 How'd you change the size of the font ?

Answer 8

use \large, \Large, or \LARGE

Answer 9

those are a few font sizes

Answer 10

Oh.. thanks :D

Answer 11

np

Answer 12

can u help me wth a problem

Answer 13

sure

Answer 14

x+6 x-4
____ x _____
x^2+2x-24 2

Answer 15

this

\[\Large \frac{x+6}{x^2+2x-24}\times\frac{x-4}{2}\]

???

Answer 16

yess

Answer 17

ok one sec

Answer 18

is there a online calculater i can do that on?

Answer 19

not really, none that I know of

Answer 20

The idea is to factor everything as much as possible. Then cancel any common factors.

\[\Large \frac{x+6}{x^2+2x-24}\times\frac{x-4}{2}\]

\[\Large \frac{(x+6)(x-4)}{(x^2+2x-24)(2)}\]

\[\Large \frac{(x+6)(x-4)}{2(x^2+2x-24)}\]

\[\Large \frac{(x+6)(x-4)}{2(x+6)(x-4)}\]

\[\Large \frac{\cancel{(x+6)}(x-4)}{2\cancel{(x+6)}(x-4)}\]

\[\Large \frac{(x-4)}{2(x-4)}\]

\[\Large \frac{\cancel{(x-4)}}{2\cancel{(x-4)}}\]

\[\Large \frac{1}{2}\]

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So

\[\Large \frac{x+6}{x^2+2x-24}\times\frac{x-4}{2}\]

simplifies to

\[\Large \frac{1}{2}\]


This means that \[\Large \frac{x+6}{x^2+2x-24}\times\frac{x-4}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\] is true for all allowed values of x.

Answer 21

its so confuusingg:(((( thank u tho!!!!

Answer 22

where are you lost?

Answer 23

the whole thing i jus suck at math

Answer 24

In the first step, I'm just stating the problem

Answer 25

In the second step, I'm combining the fractions through multiplication

Answer 26

In step 3, I then rearrange the terms in the denominator

Answer 27

how do u type the problem like that?

Answer 28

In step 4, I factor the denominator

Then in step 5 (and beyond), I cancel out the common factors til I get \(\Large \frac{1}{2}\) for the answer

Answer 29

if you just want the plain text version (ie no fancy displayed formulas using LaTex), then


[ (x+6)/(x^2+2x-24) ] * [ (x-4)/2 ]


[(x+6)(x-4)]/[2(x^2+2x-24)]


[(x+6)(x-4)]/[2(x+6)(x-4)]


1/2

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So

[ (x+6)/(x^2+2x-24) ] * [ (x-4)/2 ]

simplifies to

1/2

Answer 30

thank u!!!!:]]]

Answer 31

yw