Question

Simplify.
2u? - 20u +42
u² – 5u+6

Answer 1

The simplified expression is:

`(2(u + 7))/((u- 2))`

Explanation:

We want to simplify:

`\frac{2 {u}^(2) - 20u + 42}{ {u}^(2) - 5u + 6}`

We factor the numerator and the denominator to get:

`(2(u - 3)(u + 7))/((u- 2)(u- 3))`

Cancel out u-2 which is common to the numerator and the denominator yo get:

`(2(u + 7))/((u- 2))`