Answer:
So the simplified expression is:
2x - 4 / (x^2 + 9x + 20)
Explanation:
To simplify the expression, we need to simplify the numerator and denominator separately, and then simplify the entire expression.
Starting with the numerator:
4x^2 + 12x - 16
For the denominator:
The first fraction: 2x + 10 can be simplified as follows: 2x + 10 = (2)(x) + (2)(5) = 2x + 10
The second fraction: 6x + 24 over x^2 + 9x + 20
We can simplify the denominator by using partial fraction decomposition. To do that, we need to write the denominator as a sum of simpler fractions, each with a numerator that is a constant. In other words, we write:
6x + 24 / (x^2 + 9x + 20) = (A x + B) / (x^2 + 9x + 20) + (C x + D) / (x^2 + 9x + 20)
Multiplying both sides by the denominator, we get:
6x + 24 = (A x + B)(x^2 + 9x + 20) + (C x + D)(x^2 + 9x + 20)
Expanding the right-hand side, we obtain:
6x + 24 = Ax^3 + (A 9 + B) x^2 + (A 20 + B 9 + C) x + (B 20 + D)
Comparing the coefficients of the polynomials on both sides, we get the following system of linear equations:
A = 0
B = 6
C = 0
D = -24
Therefore, the partial fraction decomposition of the denominator is:
6x + 24 / (x^2 + 9x + 20) = (6x + 24) / (x^2 + 9x + 20)
Putting it all together, we have:
4x^2 + 12x - 16 / (2x + 10) / (6x + 24) / (x^2 + 9x + 20) = (4x^2 + 12x - 16) / (2x)(6x + 24) / (x^2 + 9x + 20) = 2x - 4 / (x^2 + 9x + 20)
So the simplified expression is:
2x - 4 / (x^2 + 9x + 20)