Question

What is the simplified form of the following?

Answer 1

\[\frac{ x+4 }{ x^2-3x-10 }\times \frac{ x-3 }{ x^2+x-12 }\]

Answer 2

@satellite73

Answer 3

@ash2326 @jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

factor the denominators

Answer 5

\[\frac{(x+4)(x-3)}{(x-5)(x+2)(x+4)(x-3)}\]

what cancels out?

Answer 6

x+4 and x-3?

Answer 7

Yes! And what is the answer?

Answer 8

1/((x+2)(x-5))?

Answer 9

Yes!
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