Question

Simplify a^2-3a2 a^3-8a^2+12a to lowest terms

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{a-3}{(a-2)(a-6)}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$a^{2}-3a$ has the common multiple of a. If you factor it out, you get $a(a-3)$.

$a^3-8a^2+12a$ also has a common multiple of a. Once factored, you get $a(a^2-8a+12)$. This equation can be further factored to get $(a-2)(a-6)$.

Put these two expressions over one another and you get  $\frac{a-3}{(a-2)(a-6)}$.