Question

x^2+8 over x^2

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 help me please?

Answer 2

is the problem

\[\large \frac{x^2+8}{x^2}\]

OR is it

\[\large x^2+\frac{8}{x^2}\]

Answer 3

the first option

Answer 4

and you want to graph this? or simplify?

Answer 5

or something else?

Answer 6

simplify, i dont understand how to :/

Answer 7

i think its gonna be 8x

Answer 8

well you can't do much in terms of simplification, but you could break up the fraction like this

\[\large \frac{x^2+8}{x^2}\]

\[\large \frac{x^2}{x^2}+\frac{8}{x^2}\]

what's the the next step?

Answer 9

i dont know i didnt learn it that way ):

Answer 10

i dont know i didnt learn it that way ):

Answer 11

hmm how did you learn it then?

Answer 12

to find the GCF

Answer 13

i see

Answer 14

well the GCF in this case is 1, but that doesn't help much in terms of simplifying

Answer 15

and they said to cancle the terms out if there was the same on the top and bottom so would it be 8x?

Answer 16

unfortunately you cannot cancel like that

Answer 17

you have to break up the fraction first, then you can do simplifications

Answer 18

oh :/ hmm would it be x(x+8) over x times x ?

Answer 19

what does x/x simplify to

Answer 20

0?

Answer 21

i mean 1

Answer 22

think about it like this: you have 10 cookies and you distribute them evenly amongst 10 people. How many cookies does each person get?

Answer 23

yes good, it's 1

Answer 24

x/x = 1 for any value of x (x can't be zero though)

Answer 25

so if that's the case, then what is x^2/x^2 ?

Answer 26

so would the answer be x+8 over x?

Answer 27

no, what is x^2 over x^2

Answer 28

1?

Answer 29

so this means we can say this


\[\large \frac{x^2+8}{x^2}\]


\[\large \frac{x^2}{x^2}+\frac{8}{x^2}\]


\[\large 1+\frac{8}{x^2}\]

Answer 30

that isnt one of my options ):

Answer 31

hmm then there's a typo somewhere maybe

Answer 32

list all your options out

Answer 33

x+8 over x, x+8 over x^2, 8x and 8

Answer 34

Maybe it would be better if you took a screenshot of the whole problem (and possible answer choices). Is that possible?

Answer 35

no );

Answer 36

have you tried it? you hit prinstcreen, then open up MS paint, save it, then send it

Answer 37

oh 8x and not 8

Answer 38

you have a typo at the very top, but that's ok

Answer 39

oh im sorry );

Answer 40

its ok

Answer 41

here's how you simplify

Answer 42

\[\large \frac{x^2+8x}{x^2}\]


\[\large \frac{x(x+8)}{x^2}\]


\[\large \frac{x(x+8)}{x*x}\]


\[\large \frac{\cancel{x}(x+8)}{\cancel{x}*x}\]


\[\large \frac{x+8}{x}\]

Answer 43

okay thank you !(:

Answer 44

np