How do you simplify $(y^2-22y+121)/(2y^2-16y-66$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-26T16:22:40

$((y-11))/(2(y+3))$

With algebraic fractions, try to find factors..

$(y^2-22y+121)/(2y^2-16y-66)" "(larr" quadratic trinomial")/(larr"common factor")$

$= ((y-11)(y-11))/(2(y^2-8y-33))" "(larr" factored")/(larr"quadratic trinomial")$

$= ((y-11)(y-11))/(2(y-11)(y+3))$

$= (cancel((y-11))(y-11))/(2(cancel(y-11))(y+3))$

How do you simplify (y^2-22y+121)/(2y^2-16y-66(y^2-22y+121)/(2y^2-16y-66?