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OpenStudy (deadshot):

What is the simplified form of the quantity 4 x squared plus 20x plus 25 over the quantity 2x plus 5 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you factorise the \[4x ^{2} + 20x + 5\]

OpenStudy (deadshot):

(2x+4)(2x+5)?

OpenStudy (deadshot):

no it's (2x+5)(2x+5)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yh that is right!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so if you replace what you have with the initial, what do you get???

OpenStudy (deadshot):

\[\frac{ (2x+5)(2x+5) }{ (2x+5) }\]right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you see that one of the (2x + 5) would cancel out the other one below???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so now what do you get??

OpenStudy (deadshot):

(2x+5)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that is the answer! :)

OpenStudy (deadshot):

So the answer is (2x + 5), with the restriction x ≠ five over 2 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i do not think there is a restriction in this one...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it satisfies all real numbers!

OpenStudy (deadshot):

Okay, Thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are welcome! :)

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