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by seal4913 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:59 am
I think I'm having a little brain fart...

What is the simpliest way to simplify 17/(17 squared + 34)
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by Mike@Magoosh » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:00 pm
Hi, there. I'm happy to help with this:

17/(17^2 + 34) = 17/[17*17 + 17*2] = 17/[17*(17 + 2)] = 17/[17*19] = 1/19

Does that make sense? Please let me know if you have any questions.

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by seal4913 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:41 pm
Mike,

Thanks for such a fast reply. I feel really silly for not getting this. Maybe if take a break and review later it will make sense.

I just having a hard time seeing going from 17 * 17 + 17 * 2 to 17(17 + 2).
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by seal4913 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:16 pm
seal4913 wrote:Mike,

Thanks for such a fast reply. I feel really silly for not getting this. Maybe if take a break and review later it will make sense.

I just having a hard time seeing going from 17 * 17 + 17 * 2 to 17(17 + 2).
I got it now 17(17 + 2) is 17 squared plus 34... so simple I couldn't even see it.
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