Question

Simplify completely quantity x squared plus 4 x minus 5 over quantity 5 x squared minus 8 x plus 3 times quantity 20 x minus 12 over x squared minus 6 x minus 55 how do I simplify this?

Answer 1

Your CORRECT answer is:

a. quantity x minus 5 over quantity x plus 1, x ≠ −1, x ≠ −9

THIS IS 100% CORRECT!!!

Answer 2

x2+4x−55x2−8x+3×20x−12x2−6x−55 start by doing some factoring (x+5)(x−1)(x−1)(5x−3)×4(5x−3)(x−11)(x+5) cancel common factors and then see whats left...So you cancel (x+5) and 4(5x-3)?