To simplify the given expression:
[tex]\[
\frac{x+2}{x^3 + 2x^3 - 9x - 18} \div \frac{3x+1}{x^2-9}
\][/tex]
we should follow these steps:
### Step 1: Simplify the denominator of the first fraction
The denominator of the first fraction is [tex]\( x^3 + 2x^3 - 9x - 18 \)[/tex].
First, combine like terms:
[tex]\[
x^3 + 2x^3 = 3x^3
\][/tex]
So the denominator becomes:
[tex]\[
3x^3 - 9x - 18
\][/tex]
### Step 2: Simplify the second fraction
The denominator of the second fraction is [tex]\( x^2 - 9 \)[/tex]. We recognize this as a difference of squares:
[tex]\[
x^2 - 9 = (x + 3)(x - 3)
\][/tex]
### Step 3: Convert the division to multiplication by the reciprocal
The given expression:
[tex]\[
\frac{x+2}{3x^3 - 9x - 18} \div \frac{3x+1}{x^2-9}
\][/tex]
is the same as:
[tex]\[
\frac{x+2}{3x^3 - 9x - 18} \times \frac{x^2-9}{3x + 1}
\][/tex]
Substitute the factorized form of [tex]\( x^2 - 9 \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
\frac{x+2}{3x^3 - 9x - 18} \times \frac{(x+3)(x-3)}{3x + 1}
\][/tex]
### Step 4: Factorize the denominator of the first fraction
Now, let's factorize [tex]\( 3x^3 - 9x - 18 \)[/tex]. This can be written as:
[tex]\[
3(x^3 - 3x - 6)
\][/tex]
Let's factorize the polynomial [tex]\( x^3 - 3x - 6 \)[/tex]. By checking possible rational roots and performing polynomial division, we get:
[tex]\[
3(x^3 - 3x - 6) = 3(x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 3)
\][/tex]
### Step 5: Simplify
Now the expression is:
[tex]\[
\frac{x+2}{3(x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 3)} \times \frac{(x+3)(x-3)}{3x + 1}
\][/tex]
Next, cancel out the common factors in the numerator and the denominator:
[tex]\[
= \frac{(x+2) (x-3)(x+3)}{3(x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 3)} \times \frac{(x+3)(x-3)}{3x + 1}
= \frac{x+2}{3(x+1)} \times \frac{1}{3x+1}
\][/tex]
### Step 6: Combine and simplify the fractions
Now perform the multiplication:
[tex]\[
\frac{x + 2}{3(x + 1)(3x + 1)}
\][/tex]
There are no further common factors to cancel, so the simplified expression is:
[tex]\[
\frac{x + 2}{3(x + 1)(3x + 1)}
\][/tex]
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