Help. Need clarification

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divide (3y² - 27y)/(-3y)

I got this answer but I'm not sure if it's correct

-y + 9

Thanks!

Guest Dec 5, 2014

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Best Answer

You could check your own answer like this: does the product

( -3y )( -y + 9 )

get you back to where you started, viz.,

$${\mathtt{3}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{y}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{27}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{y}}$$ �👍👍

Guest Dec 5, 2014

Guest · Answer 1 · 2014-12-05T08:55:50

You could check your own answer like this: does the product

( -3y )( -y + 9 )

get you back to where you started, viz.,

$${\mathtt{3}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{y}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{27}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{y}}$$ �👍👍

CPhill · Answer 2 · 2014-12-05T08:09:31

Correct - a - mundo !!!