Question

Question #98f7b

Answer 1

`x^2 + (9/16)x^2` transforms into `(25/16)x^2` as shown below.

Explanation:

To factor this expression gives:

`(1 + 9/16)x^2`

To add 1 and `9/16` we must get this over a common denominator of `16`:

`16/16*1 + 9/16)x^2 ->`

`(16/16 + 9/16)x^2 ->`

`(25/16)x^2`