Question

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WILL AWARD MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SIMPLIFY
x^2 -9
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x+3
Also state the restriction

Answer 1

Factor the numerator

Answer 2

@Hero @satellite73 @zepdrix @zscdragon

Answer 3

You can't factor that numerator or what?

Answer 4

OK (x+3)(x-3) happy

Answer 5

Now cancel the common factor, x+3

Answer 6

THANK YOU SO MUCH I THOUGHT THAT WHEN x-3 the ristiction is +3 not -3

Answer 7

Can you help me in a few more @zscdragon

Answer 8

PELASE

Answer 9

The restriction is that x cannot be -3 because that would make the denominator be 0

Answer 10

OK thank you @Mertsj

Answer 11

yw

Answer 12

(-infinity, -3) U (-3, infinity)

Answer 13

OR
u can say, x is valid for all real numbers, except -3

Answer 14

These are the answer choices
x – 3, with the restriction x ≠ –3

x + 3, with the restriction x ≠ –3

x – 3, with the restriction x ≠ 3

x + 3, with the restriction x ≠ 3

Answer 15

Is it A

Answer 16

I dont think we need the restrictions....

Answer 17

You must have them it is part of the choices

Answer 18

Since after cancelling the top and the bottom, we no longer have to worry and having a 0 as the denominator since our denominator will be 1

Answer 19

oh.... ok

Answer 20

For sure it is not C because that one was marked wrong when used as my answer/

Answer 21

It is A then...

Answer 22

Ok but

Answer 23

No but thank you