Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms
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Reducing fractions to their lowest termsStep by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
1 ((—•(x3))+(3•(x2)))•((33x2+9x)-3) 3Step 2 :
Equation at the end of step 2 :
1 ((—•(x3))+3x2)•(27x2+9x-3) 3Step 3 :
1 Simplify — 3
Equation at the end of step 3 :
1
((— • x3) + 3x2) • (27x2 + 9x - 3)
3
Step 4 :
Equation at the end of step 4 :
x3
(—— + 3x2) • (27x2 + 9x - 3)
3
Step 5 :
Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :
5.1 Adding a whole to a fraction
Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 3 as the denominator :
3x2 3x2 • 3
3x2 = ——— = ———————
1 3
Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole
Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :
5.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator
Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:
x3 + 3x2 • 3 x3 + 9x2
———————————— = ————————
3 3
Equation at the end of step 5 :
(x3 + 9x2)
—————————— • (27x2 + 9x - 3)
3
Step 6 :
Step 7 :
Pulling out like terms :
7.1 Pull out like factors :
x3 + 9x2 = x2 • (x + 9)
Step 8 :
Pulling out like terms :
8.1 Pull out like factors :
(27x2 + 9x - 3) = 3 • (9x2 + 3x - 1)
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
8.2 Factoring 9x2 + 3x - 1
The first term is, 9x2 its coefficient is 9 .
The middle term is, +3x its coefficient is 3 .
The last term, "the constant", is -1
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 9 • -1 = -9
Step-2 : Find two factors of -9 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 3 .
| -9 | + | 1 | = | -8 | ||
| -3 | + | 3 | = | 0 | ||
| -1 | + | 9 | = | 8 |
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
Final result :
x2 • (x + 9) • (9x2 + 3x + 1)
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