I've studied so much for Calculus, I forgot how to algebra 

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Published 12/11/2017 at 19:58

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I need halp, how do? I factored it and then had no idea what to do.

x 2 +13x+40 divided by x 2 +17x+72 all multiplied by x 2 +9x over x 2 -3x-40

This is how I factored it

(x+5)(x+8)( x 2 +9x)

over

(x+9)(x+8)(x-8)(x+5)

Which I then reduced to

x 2 +9x

over

(x+9)(x-8)

Of the four answers. One is like mine, but without the (x+9) and two others have just an x on top and the last answer just has a one on top. So what gives?





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Kinja'd!!! "V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8" (xv10xsoundxriotx)
12/11/2017 at 20:22, STARS: 0

If you got (x^2+9x)/((x+9)*(x-8)), how can you reduce it further?

Kinja'd!!! "Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
12/11/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 5

Factor an x out of your last step to make it x(x+9) over (x-8)(x+9) then cancel the (x+9) to leave you with the answer.

Kinja'd!!! "diplodicus forgot his password" (diplodicusforgothispassword)
12/11/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 1

Holy fuck I’ve forgotten algebra.

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/11/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1

https://photomath.net/en/

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/11/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1

I never learned it in the first place. As a musician, I only have to be able to count to three.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/11/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 0

I have no idea.

Kinja'd!!! "Cash Rewards" (cashrewards)
12/11/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0

What this guy said

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/11/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0

Thanks!

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/11/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 1

Mother of god....... This is gonna be so handy!

Kinja'd!!! "Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
12/11/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 1

No problem, I am not a math teacher but I play one on TV....

I wish I was on TV the pay would be better....

Kinja'd!!! "merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
12/11/2017 at 21:40, STARS: 0

What happened to my he whole numbers? Shouldn’t there be a 72 in there somewhere to give you the other side of the equation?

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/11/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0

There’s no other side of the equation. It’s just two fractions multiplied together. It was just factoring. Phryxes got the right answer. I just had to factor after my factoring.

Kinja'd!!! "merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
12/12/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 0

Gotcha, it’s been awhile for me too for all the maths.