Question

What is the quotient of the rational expression below?

Answer 1

`\cfrac{x^2 - 49}{x+2}/ \cfrac{x^2-14x+49}{3x+6}\implies \cfrac{x^2 - 49}{x+2}\cdot \cfrac{3x+6}{x^2-14x+49}`

`\cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{difference of squares}}{x^2 - 7^2}}{x+2}\cdot \cfrac{3(x+2)}{(x-7)(x-7)}\implies \cfrac{~~\begin{matrix} (x-7) \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~(x+7)}{~~\begin{matrix} x+2 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~ }\cdot \cfrac{3~~\begin{matrix} (x+2) \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}{(x-7)~~\begin{matrix} (x-7) \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~} \\\\\\ \cfrac{x+7}{1}\cdot \cfrac{3}{x-7}\implies \cfrac{3(x+7)}{x-7}`