Multiply or divide as indicated.?
Multiply or divide as indicated.
(x^2+7x+10)/(x^2+4x+4)
*
(x^2+10x+6)/(x^2+13x+40)
Multiply or divide as indicated.
(x^2+7x+10)/(x^2+4x+4)
*
(x^2+10x+6)/(x^2+13x+40)
Anonymous
First problem:
Factor both the numerator and denominator.
Numerator: (x^2+7x+10)=(x+5)(x+2)
Denominator: (x^2+4x+4)=(x+2)(x+2)
Now we have: (x+5)(x+2)/(x+2)(x+2)
(x+2)/(x+2)=1, so we can cancel that out, and are left with x+5/x+2, which is in simplest form