Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{6p^2-13p+5}{2p^2+17p-9}\frac{p^2+16p+63}{4}p+28& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{3p-5}{p+9}\frac{p^2+16p+63}{4}p+28 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{3p^2+16p-35}{4}p+28 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{3p^3+16p^2-35p}{4}+28 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}\frac{3p^3+16p^2-35p+112}{4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{6p^2-13p+5}{2p^2+17p-9} $ to $ \dfrac{3p-5}{p+9} $. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{2p-1}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{6p^2-13p+5}{2p^2+17p-9} & =\frac{ \left( 3p-5 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 2p-1 \right) }}{ \left( p+9 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( 2p-1 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{3p-5}{p+9} \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Multiply $ \dfrac{3p-5}{p+9} $ by $ \dfrac{p^2+16p+63}{4} $ to get $ \dfrac{3p^2+16p-35}{4} $. Step 1: Factor numerators and denominators. Step 2: Cancel common factors. Step 3: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 4: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{3p-5}{p+9} \cdot \frac{p^2+16p+63}{4} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{ 3p-5 }{ 1 \cdot \color{red}{ \left( p+9 \right) } } \cdot \frac{ \left( p+7 \right) \cdot \color{red}{ \left( p+9 \right) } }{ 4 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 3p-5 }{ 1 } \cdot \frac{ p+7 }{ 4 } \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ \left( 3p-5 \right) \cdot \left( p+7 \right) }{ 1 \cdot 4 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 4}} \frac{ 3p^2+21p-5p-35 }{ 4 } = \frac{3p^2+16p-35}{4} \end{aligned} $$ |
| ③ | Multiply $ \dfrac{3p^2+16p-35}{4} $ by $ p $ to get $ \dfrac{ 3p^3+16p^2-35p }{ 4 } $. Step 1: Write $ p $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{3p^2+16p-35}{4} \cdot p & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{3p^2+16p-35}{4} \cdot \frac{p}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ \left( 3p^2+16p-35 \right) \cdot p }{ 4 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 3p^3+16p^2-35p }{ 4 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ④ | Add $ \dfrac{3p^3+16p^2-35p}{4} $ and $ 28 $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 3p^3+16p^2-35p+112 } }{ 4 }$. Step 1: Write $ 28 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |