Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.5 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 69: 99

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{x+4}{(x+5)^{3/2}}$

Work Step by Step

$\left[(x+5)^{-1/2}=(x+5)^{-\frac{3}{2}+1}=(x+5)(x+5)^{-3/2}\right]$ $(x+5)^{-1/2}-(x+5)^{-3/2}=(x+5)(x+5)^{-3/2}-(x+5)^{-3/2}$ ... factor out $(x+5)^{-3/2}$ $=(x+5)^{-3/2}[(x+5)-1]$ $=(x+5)^{-3/2}(x+4) \qquad $... apply $a^{-n}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{a^{n}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x+4}{(x+5)^{3/2}}$
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