I just need some confirmation to whether or not these are right,
can I simplifyinto
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canbe simplified to
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on the first you're correct. and let me tell you why.
you have:
Pull out the x on top and bottom:
this is the same as:
is one. anything divided by itself is one (except zero).
So you're left with:
But there's another way to think about this, a more easier way.
you can just cancel the x's:
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On the second problem, you're wrong.
There's nothing you can factor out on the top and bottom.
but say you had:
now you can pull out factors:
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