How do you find the excluded value and simplify (3x^2-5x-28)/(x^2+3x-28)3x25x28x2+3x28?

2 Answers
Nov 7, 2017

(3x+7)/(x+7)3x+7x+7

Explanation:

(3x^2-5x-28)/(x^2+3x-28)3x25x28x2+3x28

=(3x^2-12x+7x-28)/(x^2+7x-4x-28)3x212x+7x28x2+7x4x28

=[3x*(x-4)+7*(x-4)]/[x*(x+7)-4*(x+7)]3x(x4)+7(x4)x(x+7)4(x+7)

=[(3x+7)(x-4)]/[(x-4)(x+7)](3x+7)(x4)(x4)(x+7)

=(3x+7)/(x+7)3x+7x+7

Nov 7, 2017

=(3x+7)/(x+7) = 1 + (2x)/(x+7)=3x+7x+7=1+2xx+7

Explanation:

Nr = 3x^2-5x-28= 3x^2-12x+7x-28Nr=3x25x28=3x212x+7x28
=3x(x-4)+7(x-4) = (x-4)(3x+7)=3x(x4)+7(x4)=(x4)(3x+7)

Dr = x^2+3x-28=x^2+7x-4x-28Dr=x2+3x28=x2+7x4x28
=x(x+7)-4(x+7)=(x-4)(x+7)=x(x+7)4(x+7)=(x4)(x+7)

Nr/Dr = (cancel(x-4)(x+7)) /(cancel(x-4)(4x+7)

=(3x+7)/(x+7) = 1 + (2x)/(x+7)