College Math Algbrea 2 Help please

Question

n^2-2n/over n^2-6n=  

 

Simplify

Answer 1

n² - 2n

---------

n² - 6n

 

n (n - 2)

----------

n(n - 6)

 

(n - 2)

--------

(n - 6)

 

Answer 2

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

When you have an expression like this you want to see if you can factor something out! So it looks like an “n” will come out of both terms on top and on bottom

(n^2 – 2n) / (n^2 – 6n)

= n(n-2) / n(n-6)

The like terms cancel then so you are left with

(n-2)/(n-6) for the end expression, with the note that n cannot equal 0 and n cannot equal 6

I hope that helps get you moving in the right direction! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)