Question

find the least common multiple
x^2-3x, x^2+3x

Answer 1

what do they all have in common?

Answer 2

x

Answer 3

yeah :]

Answer 4

so is x the least common multiple ?

Answer 5

@Tresag yes :P

Answer 6

Wait, that isn't exactly right

Answer 7

We have to find a multiple of both, which is not the same as factoring

Answer 8

it's X hero...

Answer 9

you had it right

Answer 10

No, it's not x and I will explain why (or at least try)

Answer 11

If we re-wrote them as the denominators of fractions that need to be added, then the least common multiple would be the number that we would find such that both fractions were able to be added together.