Simplify the rational expression. State any restrictions on the variable n^4-11n^2+30/ n^4-7n^2+10
Accepted Solution
A:
For this case we have the following expression: [tex] \frac{n ^ 4-11n ^ 2 + 30}{ n ^ 4-7n ^ 2 + 10}
[/tex] We are going to make the following change of variables: [tex]x = n ^ 2
[/tex] Rewriting the expression we have: [tex] \frac{(x ^ 2-11x + 30)}{(x ^ 2-7x + 10)}
[/tex] Factoring the expression we have: [tex] \frac{(x-5) (x-6)}{(x-5) (x-6)}
[/tex] Canceling similar terms we have: [tex] \frac{x-6}{x-2}
[/tex] Returning the change we have: [tex] \frac{n ^ 2-6}{n ^ 2-2}
[/tex] The resctrictions of the function are those that make the denominator equal to zero. We have then: [tex]n ^ 2-2 = 0
n = +/- \sqrt{2}
[/tex] Answer: The simplified expression is: [tex] \frac{n ^ 2-6}{n ^ 2-2} [/tex] The restrictions are: [tex] n = \sqrt{2}
[/tex] [tex]n = - \sqrt{2} [/tex]