Question

High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
10. Simplify the expression :
(x - 1) (x - 2) (x² – 9x +14) /
(x - 7) (x2 - 3x + 2)​

Answer 1

Answer:

(x-1)(x-2)(x^2-7x-2x+14)/(x-7)(x^2-2x-x+2)

=(x-1)(x-2)[x(x-7)-2(x-7)] / (x-7)[x(x-2)-1(x-2)

=(x-1)(x-2)(x-2)(x-7)/(x-7)(x-2)(x-1)

== x-2