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@kiwi

3 days ago

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@cheesewhisk3rs 3 days ago

I think I could still simplify 3, 4 & 5 by removing the variables but it looks cleaner like this

@geo yesterday

nope you very much need the x terms in 3, 4 and 5

@cheesewhisk3rs yesterday

I see

It just seems so enticing because the x's would cancel out (to 1?)

@geo yesterday

try and factor out x off one of the numerators or denominators (e.g. x + 3), its impossible right, so you will never get rid of x from the whole fraction

@cheesewhisk3rs yesterday

But take this example:

(x+2)/(x+7)

x and x cancel out, x/x = 1

= (1+2)/(1+7)

= 3/8

Am I misunderstanding something? It seems logical

@zagle1772 3 days ago

aren’t they in simplest form already?

@toaks 3 days ago

Someone hasn't factored quadratics

@geo 3 days ago

lol

@zagle1772 3 days ago

i know you can do that, but, for example, (x-1)²/(x-1) isn’t the same as (x-1) because the former is undefined at x=1

@toaks 2 days ago

Number 2 can be simplified to 3/4ab

@toaks 2 days ago

Number 3 can be simplified to (x+3)/(x-4)

@zagle1772 2 days ago

did you read my comment.

@toaks 2 days ago

Yes and it is equal to x-1 (as long as x≠1)

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