How do you multiply and simplify #\frac { x ^ { 2} + 6x + 8} { x ^ { 2} - x - 20} \cdot \frac { x ^ { 2} - 25} { x ^ { 2} + 6x + 5}#?
1 Answer
Mar 25, 2018
The answer would be
Explanation:
Factor everything and see what you can eliminate:
#=((x + 4)(x + 2))/((x-5)(x + 4)) * ((x + 5)(x- 5))/((x + 5)(x + 1))#
#=(x+ 2)/(x + 1)#
Hopefully this helps!
