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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Help Please, I am trying to help my mom with some homework and I want to make sure the problems I am not sure about is right, thank you.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\frac{ 7x+35 }{ x ^{2}+5x}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\frac{ x+5 }{ x ^{2}-4x-45 }\]
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
are you asked to simplify these expressions?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Thank yall so much.
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OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
What do you have for answers? We'll check them for you.
OpenStudy (tkhunny):
FACTOR, FACTOR, FACTOR!!!
\(x^{2} + 5x = x(x+5)\)
\(7x+35 = 7(x+5)\)
\(x^{2} - 4x - 45 = (What)(What)\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
whpakmer4 I have for the 1st on is 7/x and for the 2nd I had 1/3x-9
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
First one is correct.
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
second one is not.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay um...
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
show me your factoring of the denominator of the second problem
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I a sorry brb
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok sorry
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\frac{ x+5 }{ x ^{2} -4x-45}\]
\[\frac{5}{x-4x-45}\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
then I simplified 5/-45
OpenStudy (tkhunny):
No. Absolutely not.
Factor the denominator. Look at those "What's" I gave you up above.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
-9 and 5
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
not -9 and 5, \((x-9)\) and \((x+5)\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
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OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
so you've got \[\frac{x+5}{(x+5)(x-9)}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (whpalmer4):
Okay, can you simplify that any more?