[Part 1: Show all work in simplifying the quantity of three x squared plus three x minus thirty-six, divided by the quantity of x squared minus x minus six Be sure to list restrictions. [Part 2 : Use complete sentences to explain your process.
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factorize the numerator and proceed!
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This is where I got stuck
Factorization of your numerator is not correct. for denominator break it to x^2 -3x+2x -6
How is it wrong ?
I thought that you do 3*-36 is -108 then see what two numbers multiply to this and when added equal to 3
yes the method you mentioned is correct..now just try splitting -108 in two numbers whose sum equals to 3
12 and -9
k good now can you proceed?
umm not sure so then I have (x+12)(x-9)
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the next step in factorization is 3x^2 +12x -3x -36 3x(x+4)-3(x+4) (3x-3)(x+4) 3(x-1)(x+4)
you can try this with denominator to get your answer
wait you used +12x and -3x why not -9x?
ohh sry my bad replace it with 9x
Oh okay thanks ! After that and factorizing the denominator is that how I end the problem or ?
I think some terms will cancel out and then you will get your answer
Oh okay great thanks for explaining it!:)
np :)
the next step in factorization is 3x^2 +12x -3x -36 3x(x+4)-3(x+4) (3x-3)(x+4) 3(x-1)(x+4)
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