Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.5 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 70: 144

Answer

The required expression is $\underline{\frac{\left( x+1 \right)}{\left( x-5 \right)}}$

Work Step by Step

Let us consider the given polynomial: $\frac{{{x}^{2}}+6x+5}{{{x}^{2}}-25}$ ……………….….. (1) Apply the technique ‘‘factoring the polynomial completely’’ and factor the denominator by ‘‘factoring the difference of two squares’’. $\begin{align} & \frac{{{x}^{2}}+6x+5}{{{x}^{2}}-25}=\frac{{{x}^{2}}+5x+x+5}{{{x}^{2}}-{{5}^{2}}} \\ & =\frac{x\left( x+5 \right)+1\left( x+5 \right)}{\left( x+5 \right)\left( x-5 \right)} \\ & =\frac{\left( x+1 \right)\left( x+5 \right)}{\left( x+5 \right)\left( x-5 \right)} \end{align}$ Solve further, $\frac{{{x}^{2}}+6x+5}{{{x}^{2}}-25}=\frac{\left( x+1 \right)}{\left( x-5 \right)}$
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