How do you simplify $(5x - 25) / (x^2 - 25)$ and what are the restrictions?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T00:26:57

$(5x-25)/(x^2-25)$

$=(5(x-5))/{(x+5)(x-5)}$

$=5/((x+5))*((x-5))/((x-5))$

$=5/((x+5))*1$

$=5/(x+5)$

How do you simplify (5x - 25) / (x^2 - 25) (5x - 25) / (x^2 - 25) and what are the restrictions?