Question

How do you simplify `\frac { 5u ^ { 2} - 40u + 60} { u ^ { 2} - 5u - 6}`?

Answer 1

`(5(u-6)) / ((u-3))`

Explanation:

`\frac { 5u ^ { 2} - 40u + 60} { u ^ { 2} - 5u - 6}`

`=(5(u^2-8u+12))/((u-2)(u-3))`

`= (5(u-2)(u-6)) / ((u-2)(u-3))`

`= (5(u-6)) / ((u-3))`