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## anonymous 3 years ago Simplify: 8x^2 - x^3/16 - 2x Delete Cancel Submit

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1. anonymous
• 3 years ago
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$\frac{ 8x ^{2}-x ^{3} }{ 16-2x}$

2. anonymous
• 3 years ago
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7x^2 / 2(8-x)

3. anonymous
• 3 years ago
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Can you show me the work? @Annetta_Martin

4. Mertsj
• 3 years ago
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Can you factor x^2 out of the numerator?

5. anonymous
• 3 years ago
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Yeah , right? @Mertsj

6. Mertsj
• 3 years ago
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Did you do it?

7. anonymous
• 3 years ago
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I'm not good at factoring. @Mertsj

8. anonymous
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How would you factor it out entirely? @Mertsj

9. thomaster
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$\frac{ 8x^2-x^2 }{ 16-2x }$ $\ 8x^2-x^2 = 7x^2$ 16-2x = 2(8-x) because 2*8=16 and 2*x = 2x so: $\frac{ 8x^2-x^2 }{ 16-2x }=\frac{ 7x^2 }{ x(8-x) }$

10. anonymous
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Thank you! But the equation is 8x2-x^3 not x squared. @thomaster

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F|dw:1366847941021:dw|

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I have written it correctly as x^3

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|dw:1366848329138:dw|

14. thomaster
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15. thomaster
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superscript 2 & 3 are almost indistinguishable on my screen :(

16. anonymous
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Sorry I was afk for a moment. Is that the final answer? And no problem! @thomaster @radar

17. thomaster
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@radar worked it out right yea

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