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Consider this quotient:

[tex]\[ \frac{3x^2 - 27x}{2x^2 + 13x - 7} \div \frac{3x}{4x^2 - 1} \][/tex]

The simplest form of this quotient has:
- a numerator of [tex]$\square$[/tex]
- a denominator of [tex]$\square$[/tex]

The expression does not exist when [tex]$x = \square$[/tex]



Answer :

Sure! Let's solve the given problem step-by-step:

1. Consider the quotient:
[tex]\[ \frac{3x^2 - 27x}{2x^2 + 13x - 7} \div \frac{3x}{4x^2 - 1} \][/tex]

We can rewrite division as multiplication by the reciprocal:
[tex]\[ \frac{3x^2 - 27x}{2x^2 + 13x - 7} \times \frac{4x^2 - 1}{3x} \][/tex]

2. Combine the fractions:
[tex]\[ \frac{(3x^2 - 27x) \cdot (4x^2 - 1)}{(2x^2 + 13x - 7) \cdot (3x)} \][/tex]

3. Simplify the numerator and denominator separately:

- Simplify the numerator: [tex]\(3x^2 - 27x\)[/tex] can be factored as:
[tex]\[ 3x(x - 9) \][/tex]
The term [tex]\(4x^2 - 1\)[/tex] can be factored as a difference of squares:
[tex]\[ (2x - 1)(2x + 1) \][/tex]

Combining these:
[tex]\[ (3x)(x - 9)(2x - 1)(2x + 1) \][/tex]

- Simplify the denominator: [tex]\(3x\)[/tex] remains [tex]\(3x\)[/tex]. The term [tex]\(2x^2 + 13x - 7\)[/tex] can be factored (assumed given the complexity, calculations may be intricate):
[tex]\[ (2x^2 + 13x - 7) \][/tex]

4. Now, perform the simplification:
[tex]\[ \frac{(3x)(x - 9)(2x - 1)(2x + 1)}{(2x^2 + 13x - 7)(3x)} \][/tex]

Cancel out common terms (3x):
[tex]\[ \frac{(x - 9)(2x - 1)(2x + 1)}{2x^2 + 13x - 7} \][/tex]

This results in:
[tex]\[ \frac{2x^2 - 17x - 9}{x + 7} \][/tex]

5. Find where the expression does not exist:
The expression does not exist when the denominator is zero. We need to find the roots of:
[tex]\[ (2x^2 + 13x - 7)(4x^2 - 1) \][/tex]

The roots of the combined denominator include solving:
- [tex]\(2x^2 + 13x - 7 = 0 \quad \text{(factorization leads to roots found)} - \(4x^2 - 1 = 0 \implies x = \pm \frac{1}{2}\)[/tex]

Combining, we get the critical values (i.e., zeros of the denominator):
[tex]\[ x = -7, -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2} \][/tex]

6. Arrange answers in specified format:
- Numerator: [tex]\(2x^2 - 17x - 9\)[/tex]
- Denominator: [tex]\(x + 7\)[/tex]
- Non-existent values: [tex]\(x = -7, -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\)[/tex]

Therefore:

1. The simplest form of this quotient has a numerator of [tex]\(2x^2 - 17x - 9\)[/tex].
2. The simplest form of this quotient has a denominator of [tex]\(x + 7\)[/tex].
3. The expression does not exist when [tex]\(x = -7, -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\)[/tex].