Simplify the Expression: (5x²-15x)/(x-3) Step-by-Step

Question

Simplify the following expression:

5x215xx3 \frac{5x^2-15x}{x-3}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the expression
00:05 Break down the power into products
00:15 Mark the common factors
00:21 Take out the common factors from the parentheses
00:31 Reduce what's possible
00:35 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's simplify the given expression:

5x215xx3 \frac{5x^2-15x}{x-3} Remember that we can reduce complete expressions only when both the numerator and denominator are completely factored into multiplication expressions,

For this, we'll use factorization. We must first identify that in the numerator we can factor out a common term, then we proceed to reduce the expressions in the obtained fraction (reduction sign):

5x215xx35x(x3)x35x \frac{5x^2-15x}{x-3} \\ \frac{5x(x-3)}{x-3} \\ \downarrow\\ \boxed{5x} Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

5x 5x