How do you simplify $(m^2 - 5m - 14)/(m^2 - 4m + 4)$ and what are the restrictions?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-13T02:43:28

First you factorise:

$=((m+2)(m-7))/((m-2)(m-2))$

As you see, there's nothing to simplify.

Restriction is that the numerator may not be $=0$ , so:

$m!=2$

How do you simplify (m^2 - 5m - 14)/(m^2 - 4m + 4)(m^2 - 5m - 14)/(m^2 - 4m + 4) and what are the restrictions?