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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Divide please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first, you should know that to divide fractions, you keep the first term the same, change the sign to multiplication, then flip the last term. (same, change, flip)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then, factor each numerator and denominator to get the simplest factors

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know how to do any of that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you do the first thing i said by changing the sign and flipping the second fraction? (put the bottom part on the top and the top part on the bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay now to simplify, lets start with the first numerator (the first top part of the fraction, on the left) this is a difference of squares. are you familiar with how to factor that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(2t 1)(2t-1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(2t +1)(2t-1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Studentc14

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct. now lets look at the denominator below that. is there a greatest common factor that you can take out of both 15t and 10?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(3t+ 2)(t+ 1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you mean this ^^^above answer for the denominator on the right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, correct. what about the denominator on the left?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have no idea, its tuff

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can factor out a 5. then, you would have 5(3t+2)

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