Homework Help: Algebra; simplifying expressions

Posted by Jessica on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 1:02pm.

Can anyone help me simplify this expression? I am unsure of the proper steps. Thank you for your time.

2j+6
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j^2-6j-27

Algebra; simplifying expressions - Steve, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 3:29pm
factor the denominator top and bottom and you get

2(j+3)
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(j-9)(j+3)

now you can cancel the j+3 factors to get

2/(j-9)

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