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: 78

Answer

a) $17 $ b) $ 7\cdot 17$

Work Step by Step

a) Divide $119$ by $7$: $$\frac{119}{7} = 17$$ b) As both $7$ and $17$ are prime numbers, the prime factorization of $119$ is $$119= 7\cdot 17$$
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