Question

Is this in simplest form? (x+2)(x-5) over (x-2)(5-x)

Answer 1

\(\Large\color{orangered}{ \frac{(x+2)(x-5) }{(x-2)(5-x)} }\)

\(\Large\color{orangered}{ \frac{(x+2)(x-5) }{(x-2)(-1)(x-5)} }\)

\(\Large\color{orangered}{ \frac{x+2 }{(x-2)(-1)} }\)

\(\Large\color{orangered}{ \frac{x+2 }{-x+2} }\)

Answer 2

I thought that is what you did. I remember having the multiply by 1 to get the (5-x) into the right format. Thanks!

Answer 3

yes, just multiplying by -1 and canceling the terms out :)