Exercises 6.4, page 198

  1. 1. x − 6x − 2

  2. 3. 1421

  3. 5. 3a2x3ay

  4. 7. 2x − 4x2 + x − 6

  5. 9. ax + ayx2 − y2

  6. 11. 711

  7. 13. 2xy4y2

  8. 15. 4R + 2

  9. 17. s − 52s − 1

  10. 19. 9xy

  11. 21. a2 − 16

  12. 23. 2x

  13. 25. 1

  14. 27. 59

  15. 29. 3x4

  16. 31. 15a

  17. 33. 2(a − b)2a − b

  18. 35. 4x2 + 1(2x + 1)(2x − 1) (cannot be reduced)

  19. 37. 3x

  20. 39. 12y2

  21. 41. x − 5x + 5

  22. 43. 2w2 − 1w2 + 8

  23. 45. 5x + 4x(x + 3)

  24. 47. (N + 2)(N2 + 4)8

  25. 49. 12t + 1

  26. 51. x + 3x − 3

  27. 53.  − x + y2

  28. 55. n + 1n − 1

  29. 57. (x + 5)(x − 3)(5 − x)(x + 3)

  30. 59. x2 − xy + y22

  31. 61. 2x9x2 − 3x + 1

  32. 63.

    1. x2(x + 2)x2 + 4

    2. x2(x − 2)(x + 2) Numerator and denominator have no common factor. In each, x2 is not a factor of the denominator.

  33. 65.

    1. (x − 2)(x + 1)x(x − 1)

    2. x − 2x Numerator and denominator have no common factor. In each, x is not a factor of the numerator.

  34. 67. No ...

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