Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Rational Functions and Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 346: 65

Answer

$\dfrac{3x^{2}-5x-2}{y^{2}+y-2}\cdot\dfrac{y^{2}+4y-5}{12x^{2}+7x+1}\div\dfrac{5x^{2}-9x-2}{8x^{2}-2x-1}=\dfrac{(y+5)(2x-1)}{(y+2)(5x+1)}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{3x^{2}-5x-2}{y^{2}+y-2}\cdot\dfrac{y^{2}+4y-5}{12x^{2}+7x+1}\div\dfrac{5x^{2}-9x-2}{8x^{2}-2x-1}$ Factor all three rational expressions completely: $\dfrac{3x^{2}-5x-2}{y^{2}+y-2}\cdot\dfrac{y^{2}+4y-5}{12x^{2}+7x+1}\div\dfrac{5x^{2}-9x-2}{8x^{2}-2x-1}=...$ $...=\dfrac{(3x+1)(x-2)}{(y+2)(y-1)}\cdot\dfrac{(y+5)(y-1)}{(3x+1)(4x+1)}\div\dfrac{(5x+1)(x-2)}{(4x+1)(2x-1)}=...$ Evaluate the operations: $...=\dfrac{(3x+1)(x-2)(y+5)(y-1)(4x+1)(2x-1)}{(y+2)(y-1)(3x+1)(4x+1)(5x+1)(x-2)}=...$ Simplify by removing the factors that appear both in the numerator and in the denominator: $...=\dfrac{(y+5)(2x-1)}{(y+2)(5x+1)}$
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