Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-1 Simplifying Rational Expressions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 668: 50

Answer

$=\frac{6v-7w}{3v-2w}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{36v^2-49w^2}{18v^2+9vw-14w^2}$ $=\frac{(6v-7w)(6v+7w)}{18v^2+21vw-12vw-14w^2}$ $=\frac{(6v-7w)(6v+7w)}{(3v-2w)(6v+7w)}$ $=\frac{6v-7w}{3v-2w}$ The denominator of the original expression is 0 when $v = \frac{2}{3}w$ or $v = -\frac{7}{6}w$. So the simplified form is $=\frac{6v-7w}{3v-2w}$, where $v \ne \frac{2}{3}w$.
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