Question

Rational Expressions Multiplying I need to know how to do it

Answer 1

(x -3)/4

Explanation:

You multiply rational expressions the same way you multiply fractions. The numerator is the product of the numerators; the denominator is the product of the denominators. Same factors in numerator and denominator cancel to reduce the product to lowest terms.

`(3(x-3))/(3)\cdot(x-7)/(4(x-7)=(x-3)/(1)\cdot(1)/(4)=\boxed{(x-3)/(4)}`

We cancelled the factors of 3 from the first expression, and the factors of (x-7) from the second expression. The final product is the product of the reduced rational expressions.