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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simple division of polynomials! Help!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@suppa_lova

OpenStudy (anonymous):

working on it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh,thank you :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you have to solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(x) = 2x^2 + 5 and g(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 4 I have to divide these two functions

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

it is not divisable i guess

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it should come out to be 5/(3x+4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are there any answer choices

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

you can't eliminate 2x^2 like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well this is the full question: Two athletes, Jack and Jill, invite you to participate in a 5K run with several hills. One hill can be represented by the function f(x) = 2x2 + 5. Another hill can be represented by the function g(x) = 2x2 - 3x + 4. Describe to Jack and Jill, using complete sentences, which of the operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division-will result in the largest degree function and which operation will result in the smallest degree function

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(x) = 2x^2 + 5 and g(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 4 the 2's didnt square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sparrow2 if you are dividing any kind of equation by another if there are two variables raised to the same power they can be eliminated

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but they have to be the same variable

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so the 2x^2 on the numerator and denominator would cancel out?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

no .you can only myltiply and devide both sides

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

beside 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is if you have them set equal to one another

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 5 }{ -3x + 4 } \] ???

OpenStudy (sparrow2):

no

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