Problem

Simplify fully
\[
\frac{6 x^{2}+15 x}{12 x^{2}-75}
\]

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Answer

Final Answer: \(\boxed{\frac{2x + 5}{4x - 25}}\)

Steps

Step 1 :Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the coefficients in the numerator and the denominator.

Step 2 :\(\text{numerator coefficients} = [6, 15]\)

Step 3 :\(\text{denominator coefficients} = [12, -75]\)

Step 4 :\(\text{numerator GCD} = 3\)

Step 5 :\(\text{denominator GCD} = 3\)

Step 6 :Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their respective GCDs to simplify the expression.

Step 7 :\(\text{simplified numerator} = [2, 5]\)

Step 8 :\(\text{simplified denominator} = [4, -25]\)

Step 9 :Rewrite the expression with the simplified coefficients and check if there are any common factors between the numerator and the denominator that can be further simplified.

Step 10 :\(\frac{2x^2 + 5x}{4x^2 - 25} = \frac{x(2x + 5)}{x(4x - 25)}\)

Step 11 :Cancel out the common factor \(x\) from the numerator and the denominator.

Step 12 :\(\frac{x(2x + 5)}{x(4x - 25)} = \frac{2x + 5}{4x - 25}\)

Step 13 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{\frac{2x + 5}{4x - 25}}\)

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