Question

Need help with this problem, it's got me stuck PLZ

Answer 1

24x^2 +25x - 47                     53

----------------------- = -8x -3 - ---------------

ax-2                                     ax-2

add 53/ax-2 to each side

24x^2 +25x - 47+53                    

-----------------------         = -8x -3

ax-2                                    

24x^2 +25x +6                  

-----------------------         = -8x -3

ax-2      

multiply each side by ax-2

24x^2 +25x +6   = (ax-2) (-8x-3)

multiply out the right hand side

24x^2 +25x +6  = -8ax^2 +16x-3ax +6

24 = -8a      25 = 16 -3a

a = -3          9 = -3a

                   a = -3

Choice B