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x-3/ x^4+0x^3+0x^2+0x-81

(23x^7n+11)(-3x^5n-20)

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  • DaM
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Depends on whether we should take the 1st equation as written or not.

    Mathsteacher to the (x-3) as one quantity, they are not.

    So did you want it to be (x-3)/(x^4-81)?

    If so, then use the difference of 4th powers formula for the bottom, noting that 81=3^4.

    a^4-b^4=(a-b)(a^3+a^2b+ab^2+b^3)

    So it is (x-3)/((x-3)(x^3+3x^2+9x+27))

    =

    The (x-3) factors cancel out, leaving

    1/(x^3+3x^2+9x+27)

    or 1/((x^2+9)(x+3))

    Or just factor x^4-81 using the difference of squares formula.

    That is a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)

    (x^2)^2-9^2=(x^2+9)(x^2-9)

    The second factor is itself a difference of squares.

    Applying the difference of squares formula, we have (x^2+9)(x-3)(x+3)

    This is divided in the original into (x-3). As above, the (x-3) factors cancel out, and we have 1/((x^2+9)(x+3))

  • 1 decade ago

    x-3/ x^4+0x^3+0x^2+0x-81

    = (x-3)/(x^4-81)

    = (x-3)/(x^2-9)(x^2+9)

    = (x-3)/(x-3)(x+3)(x^2+9)

    = 1/(x+3)(x^2+9)

    1/(x^3 + 3x^2 +9x +27)

    (23x^7n+11)(-3x^5n-20)

    = -69x^7nx^5n -460x^7n -33x^5n -220

    = -69x^12n - 460x^7n-33x^5n -220

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