Question

Simplify the complex rational expression.
1/x + 6 / 5/x^2 - 36

Answer 1

@satellite73 could you help me please?

Answer 2

@Hero could you help me please?

Answer 3

@agent0smith could you help me with this one please?

Answer 4

This is hard to read. Use parentheses. \[\huge \frac{ 1 }{x } + \frac{ 6 }{ \frac{ 5 }{ x^2 - 36 }}\] no idea.

Answer 5

If that's what it is, then simplify the right fraction... since you're dividing by a fraction, you can multiply by the reciprocal.

Answer 6

thats how its written

Answer 7

the choices are A. 5/ x - 6 B. x - 6 / 5 C. x + 6 / 5 D . x - 6

Answer 8

Okay. This is why you need to use parentheses, or draw it, or something :P because this "1/x + 6 / 5/x^2 - 36" looks nothing like that.

Since you're diving by a fraction, you can multiply by the reciprocal:
\[\huge \frac{ \frac{ 1 }{x + 6 } }{ \frac{ 5 }{ x^2 - 36 } } = \] \[\huge \frac{ 1 }{(x + 6) } \times \frac{ (x^2 - 36) }{ 5 } = \]

Answer 9

sorry about that could you break it down more

Answer 10

Factor x^2-36, it's a difference of two squares.