Simplify completely quantity 6 x squared minus 54 plus 84 over quantity 8 x squared minus 40 x plus 48 divided by quantity x squared plus x minus 56 over quantity 2 x squared plus 12 x minus 32
a. 2 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses over 3 open parentheses x minus 2 close parentheses b. 2 open parentheses x minus 2 close parentheses over 3 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses c. 3 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses over 2 open parentheses x minus 2 close parentheses d. 3 open parentheses x minus 2 close parentheses over 2 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses
You should be able to answer this question the same way as the last question.
try factorizing these quadratic equations and than will see what you will can simplify
6x^2 -54x +84 = 6(x^2 -9x +14) = 6(x -7)(x-2) 8x^2 -40x +48 = 8(x^2 -5x +6) = 8(x-3)(x-2) 2x^2 +12x -32= 2(x^2 +6x -16) = 2(x+8)(x-2) x^2 +x -56 = (x+8)(x-7) 6x^2 -54x +84 --------------- 8x^2 -40x +48 6x^2 -54x +84 2x^2 +12x -32 ----------------- = --------------- * ---------------- = x^2 +x -56 8x^2 -40x +48 x^2 +x -56 --------------- 2x^2 +12x -32 6(x -7)(x-2) 2(x+8)(x-2) 3(x-7) 2(x-2) 3*2(x-2) = ------------ * ------------ = ------- * ------- = --------- = 8(x-3)(x-2) (x+8)(x-7) 4(x-3) x -7 4(x-3) 3(x-2) = -------- 2(x-3) hope so much that is understandably sure right easy good luck bye
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