Question

help with this equation?

Answer 1

Sure! Ask away.

Answer 2

Sorry my computer was being super slow and so I had to get the app

Answer 3

No problem. So basically you need to factor the numerator and denominator.

Answer 4

do you know how to factor the quadratic in the numerator?

Answer 5

R+2 r-2

Answer 6

Well not quite. The question you should ask yourself when dealing with a quadratic and factoring is, "What can i multiply to give me the last term and when added give me the middle one?"

Answer 7

So, what times what gives you 6 and yet when added gives you a -5?

Answer 8

So I've gotten here

Answer 9

I. Sorry for slow responses all my technology doesn't like to work at my brother's house

Answer 10

Yep, that works. Unfortunately the answers they want have you cancel out something from the numerator and denominator. So aside -6 and 1 you could use -3 and -2 right? Since -3 * -2 = 6 and added = -5

Answer 11

I see so the answer would be a?

Answer 12

yep!