How do you simplify #\frac { r ^ { 2} - 14r + 33} { r - 11}#?
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Jan 30, 2018
Explanation:
Thus
Dividing by
Answer is
Jan 30, 2018
Explanation:
In the fraction
you MAY NOT cancel anything, however tempting it looks.
There are plus and minus signs which means there are 3 terms in the numerator and 2 terms in the denominator.
Only factors can be cancelled.
Factorise where possible.
Find factors of 33 which add to 14.
Now that you have factors, you may cancel.