How do you perform the indicated operations in #\frac { 5x ^ { 2} - 9x - 2} { y ^ { 2} + 2y - 3} \cdot \frac { y ^ { 2} + 4y - 5} { 20x ^ { 2} + 9x + 1} \div \frac { 7x ^ { 2} - 12x - 4} { 8x ^ { 2} - 10x - 3}#?
1 Answer
Jun 26, 2017
Explanation:
Given:
First change the last term to a multiplication by reciprocating the term
Factor each polynomial:
Cancel factors that are both in the numerator and denominator:
Simplify: