College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter P, Prerequisites - Section P.7 - Rational Expressions - P.7 Exercises - Page 51: 30

Answer

$x$

Work Step by Step

We factor all terms and reduce: $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-x-6}{x^{2}+2x}*\frac{x^{3}+x^{2}}{x^{2}-2x-3}=\frac{(x-3)(x+2)}{x(x+2)}*\frac{x^{2}(x+1)}{(x-3)(x+1)}=x$
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