Question

Simplify completely quantity x squared plus x minus 12 over quantity x squared minus x minus 20

Answer 1

Does that mean this?

X^2 + (X - 12)
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X^2 - (X - 20)

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

OK! Can you tell me what X is?

Answer 4

1 right?

Answer 5

Well I'm not sure, did the problem tell you what X was?

'Cause if it didn't then I'm not sure how to do this.

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

OK. Let's try some friends.

@Virgil @thomaster @GingaTheNinja

Answer 8

hi

Answer 9

Ginga Can you help?

Answer 10

of course ! @JalisiaTaylor can you send me the attachment to wherever you got this from please

Answer 11

OK thanks! After we're done here I'll take a look at your question!

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

Simplify completely quantity x squared plus x minus 12 over quantity x squared minus x minus 20

A quantity x minus 5 over 4 open parentheses x plus 1 close parentheses

B quantity x plus 1 over 8 open parentheses x minus 5 close parentheses

C 4 open parentheses x plus 1 close parentheses over quantity x minus 5

D 8 open parentheses x minus 5 close parentheses over quantity x plus 1

I got from flvs

Answer 15

I got it from flvs*

Answer 16

ok do you know what these words mean?

Answer 17

if you don't......................
"quantity" means open parentheses.. i usually close them at the end of the sentence or just before the next 'quantity"
"all over" means everything before it is divided by what come after

Answer 18

so knowing this.....which 2 choices do we have left?

Answer 19

A and B?

Answer 20

yep

Answer 21

so will it be A

Answer 22

im thinking it might be...

Answer 23

ok

Answer 24

good luck

Answer 25

thank you