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Find the least common multiple of 9x^2-16 and 3x^2+x-4

 Apr 17, 2018

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Find the least common multiple of 9x^2-16 and 3x^2+x-4

 

\(9x^2-16=(3x-4)(3x+4)\)

 

\(3x^2+x-4\\=3x^2+4x-3x-4\\=x(3x+4)-1(3x+4)\\=(x-1)(3x+4)\)

 

So the lowest common multiple is

  \((3x-4)(3x+4)(x-1)\\ =(9x^2-16)(x-1)\\ =9x^3-16x-9x^2+16\\ =9x^3-9x^2-16x+16\\ \)

 Apr 17, 2018
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Find the least common multiple of 9x^2-16 and 3x^2+x-4

 

\(9x^2-16=(3x-4)(3x+4)\)

 

\(3x^2+x-4\\=3x^2+4x-3x-4\\=x(3x+4)-1(3x+4)\\=(x-1)(3x+4)\)

 

So the lowest common multiple is

  \((3x-4)(3x+4)(x-1)\\ =(9x^2-16)(x-1)\\ =9x^3-16x-9x^2+16\\ =9x^3-9x^2-16x+16\\ \)

Melody Apr 17, 2018

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