Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - 7.2 Simplifying Rational Expressions - 7.2 Exercises - Page 576: 77

Answer

a) $ \frac{65}{5} = 13$ b) $ 5\cdot 13$

Work Step by Step

a) We divide $65$ by $5$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{65}{5} = 13 \end{aligned} \end{equation}b) As $5$ and $13$ are bot prime numbers, the prime factorization of $65$ is $$65= 5\cdot 13.$$
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