## anonymous 5 years ago I need to understand how to solve this:

1. anonymous

$(3x+6) \div (x ^{2}+3x+2)) \times ((x-1) \div (2x+8))$

2. anonymous

I need to simplify this

3. anonymous

this looks easy, but then I just dont seem to get the right answer... strange

4. anonymous

Whenever you see something like this, you have to (1) try and factor the polynomials (2) take out any common factors in factors Here,$\frac{3x+6}{x^2+3x+2} \times \frac{x-1}{2x+8}=\frac{3(x+2)}{(x+2)(x+1)}\times \frac{x-1}{2(x+4)}$In the first part, you have a common factor of (x+2) in the numerator and denominator. These will divide to 1 (i.e. they cancel), so you're left with$\frac{3}{x+1}\times \frac{x-1}{2(x+4)}=\frac{3(x-1)}{2(x+1)(x+4)}$

5. anonymous

I don't think it can be simplifed

6. anonymous

I got stuck too ^^"

7. anonymous

I just hate these problems.... integration and derivation is even simpler to me than these... :( I guess my brain developed in such a way that I am dumb maths-wise...

8. anonymous

when you say divide do you mean this:$(3x+6)/(x^2+3x+2)$?

9. anonymous

yeah

10. anonymous

lol, it happens, "alot"

11. anonymous

calm down... ;p

12. anonymous

hold on

13. anonymous

(3x+6)=3(x+2) and x^2+3x+2=(x+2)(x+1). Dividing the two you get, 3/(x+1)

14. anonymous

I am calm, guys, it is just that I never took time to learn maths proparly, during the last 5 years, I haven't opened a maths textbook at home, and used to day dream in maths classes. This month is the first time in my life that I actually started to study maths at home

15. anonymous

but why are you dividing the 2? .-. aren't we supposed to multiply?

16. anonymous

and that's good, you should be proud.

17. anonymous

loki, why did you divide both the fractions when you're supposed to multiply?

18. anonymous

it is good, but I am a few years late.... I used to spend ALL my time learning Computer Science stuff.... like programming (I know fluently C++, C, Assembly, Pascal, and some others), metaphysics...

19. anonymous

damn, I should have listened to my mom

20. anonymous

nah, you're no late, if you were too, then you won't understand this math you're seeing now :)

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not*

22. anonymous

I don't think I did divide both fractions.

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24. anonymous

don't get caught up in the 'few years late' thing

25. anonymous

those are the things that get into your head when you are stressed.

26. anonymous

go sky diving , you'll need it

27. anonymous

LOL, back in the days, at school, I used to be quite careless about school.... you know.. never studying at home and stuff... and i remember how my mother used to tell me that I will be sorry :) and I am now :) but no, mimi, i am not stressed at all... I am calm

28. anonymous

stress has nothing to do with calmness

29. anonymous

how come?

30. anonymous

you just have too much in your head right now and you need to filter them all out

31. anonymous

thinking too much, just too much, go jog or do some sort of activity to stop that thinking

32. anonymous

rest that head of yours

33. anonymous

alright... maybe I will stop maths for a while... to clear the mind, and go do some physics instead (i love physics)

34. anonymous

NO! lol

35. anonymous

no more studying for now,

36. anonymous

I think you should keep studying

37. anonymous

alright, I got a virtual mom and dad, now, whom should I listen to ... LOL

38. anonymous

loki >_> he's been studying for how long now? 2 weeks? time for him to chill a bit

39. anonymous

not good, he must have fun the rest of the day :)

40. anonymous

the exam's on tuesday

41. anonymous

he is chilled

42. anonymous

so? what's the point of him studying with that mood of his?

43. anonymous

nope he isn't, when I say chill, I say go out and have FUN

44. anonymous

is your mood alright, oktal?

45. anonymous

he must rest

46. anonymous

I am smiling right now, and I think I dont feel like going to do anything else but study, I feel good enough to keep pumping info to my head, so I thing i can just swich to physics and then after some time back to maths... :)

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think*

48. anonymous

>_>... you're still going to have the day off before the big day

49. anonymous

and then chemistry and then English and repeat...

50. anonymous

._. loki you're destroying him, it's too much for him

51. anonymous

i'm teasing ;p

52. anonymous

>_>...

53. anonymous

yeah, starlet, I will take a monday off... and I actually dont have to study English as it will be an essay... so nothig special, I will just have to concentrate so I dont do stupid spelling mistakes :)

54. anonymous

Good, reached an agreement ^_^

55. anonymous

Yes, and make sure you have a good essay structure too.

56. anonymous

you promised me, don't forget that andy

57. anonymous

ok, mom

58. anonymous

>_>

59. anonymous

I'm too young to be your mum

60. anonymous

is that a furious face?

61. anonymous

I don't give furious faces, not my style

62. anonymous

LOL just remembered my angry face LOL

63. anonymous

don't even think abt it

64. anonymous

wait, what was it? something like..

65. anonymous

don't >_>

66. anonymous

something, hmm.. oh I remember...

67. anonymous

oktal, i like how you've had that account for three seconds and you already have 11 fans

68. anonymous

ANDRIUS!

69. anonymous

:)

70. anonymous

what

71. anonymous

loki, what does this face mean? :@

72. anonymous

>_>.............

73. anonymous

i have no idea. it looks like a reindeer to me

74. anonymous

LOL =D

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76. anonymous

anyway, it means angry face

77. anonymous

that?

78. anonymous

and, starlet, Google is SHE

79. anonymous

it looks soft

80. anonymous

right, thought it was the happy relaxed sorta face ~

81. anonymous

82. anonymous

well, it has another meaning too, FRENCH KISS

83. anonymous

rofl, you come up with the most random stuff

84. anonymous

right, that wasn't your conclusion angoo

85. anonymous

he got it from google >_>

86. anonymous

NO, I am serious, it really means that

87. anonymous

no it doesn't

88. anonymous

I know you're serious, that's what's funny

89. anonymous

so you are loughing that I am certain that :@ means french kiss?

90. anonymous

it's not

91. anonymous

laughing :D

92. anonymous

if so, then you weren't showing any happy relaxed faces last time andrius >_>

93. anonymous

I don't find it funny, both of you

94. anonymous

-.- relaxed face

95. anonymous

LOL =D

96. anonymous

that's not a relaxed face

97. anonymous

Arman does that face all the time

98. anonymous

anyway, it is a good thing to give someone a kiss, isn't that?

99. anonymous

more like a wth -face

100. anonymous

>_> I wonder, if they were kisses, then I would've killed you

101. anonymous

no, WTF face is (o_o)

102. anonymous

no those are owl eyes!

103. anonymous

and they give bad luck, been told do

104. anonymous

and BMF face is O_o

105. anonymous

o_O<-

106. anonymous

right, forgot my own face LOL

107. anonymous

=P

108. anonymous

so...anyway...did you get the answer to the question you asked?

109. anonymous

I got an answer, and I got into even better mood, by chatting with you guys

110. anonymous

=D

111. anonymous

aaawww.... -.-

112. anonymous

lol

113. anonymous

it's supposed to be "aww ^_^" >_>

114. anonymous

you men are seriously weird lol

115. anonymous

again, always the opposite

116. anonymous

I prefer weird.

117. anonymous

I choose what word I want =P

118. anonymous

well, males ARE different, I noticed that I just dont get girls sometimes, I do something and she takes it as a big deal, then I dont do something, and she is unhappy again, women are compex....

119. anonymous

they're a random variable

120. anonymous

quite good descriotion...

121. anonymous

no we're not, it depends on the girl's character

122. anonymous

ANYTHING can happen in a fraction of a second

123. anonymous

not all women are like that you know

124. anonymous

I've seen such girls, like the ones you've just mentioned, but there are others that are totally different.

125. anonymous

mood and behaviour can change with no reason... out of blue sky.. now she is happy, ten minutes later she is looking at me as if i am a criminal or something

126. anonymous

LOL!

127. anonymous

lol, what the hell are you doing to her then?!

128. anonymous

you're exaggerating, not all of them are like that!

129. anonymous

LOL, nothing bad, the usual

130. anonymous

I hope not all

131. anonymous

lol, not all of them, if you think that all women are alike, then you'll never meet a girl that you'll like :)

132. anonymous

that ryhmes

133. anonymous

she might be different, but you have this conclusion abt women that'll blind you from seeing the true her

134. anonymous

:D

135. anonymous

I'm serious, I've seen alot of guys falling in such situations

136. anonymous

don't compare, never do that to anyone or anything, just accept him/her/it they way he/she/it are ^_^

137. anonymous

well, the thing is, they dont see the real me, and for some reason I dont see the real them :)

138. anonymous

then both parties are like mirrors reflting each other's self

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reflecting*

140. anonymous

of course, it might be (and probably is ) because of my lack of social skills

141. anonymous

no, you have great social skills

142. anonymous

just change the way you think abt them :)

143. anonymous

using computer? maybe. In real life.... hmm... I can get carried away... :)

144. anonymous

try to look into other people's beauty and ignore all the other things.

145. anonymous

well then hold yourself

146. anonymous

carried away?

147. anonymous

yeah LOL

148. anonymous

like what?

149. anonymous

you, loki, didn't get what he said? noway.

150. anonymous

like, I start being too open too quick and too personal too quick, so, I start chatting as if the person was my friend for all my life or something...

151. anonymous

lol...

152. anonymous

sorry

153. anonymous

mimi, you didn;t get what I said too :)

154. anonymous

I did

155. anonymous

that's not a bad thing, though

156. anonymous

I was like that, but I've learnt not to get too personal from the first talk

157. anonymous

it can be loki, believe me

158. anonymous

and you're aware of it...so you can stop yourself

159. anonymous

exactly

160. anonymous

well, sometimes when i start chatting I forget about controlling what I say..

161. anonymous

but I am improving :)

162. anonymous

be professional, to get to know the person, from the way he/she is talking reacting and etc, once you get to know them, you'll know at what level you guys can talk :)

163. anonymous

that's good ^_^ keep it up

164. anonymous

:)

165. anonymous

good luck

166. anonymous

anyways, did you get the answer to your question?

167. anonymous

I got what I was looking for... it was a stupid small mistake .... the reason why it wasn't working for me because I wasn't factorising the quadratic eq right

168. anonymous

ah, ok

169. anonymous

lol, it happens =P

170. anonymous

and, If I fail my exams and dont get in to uni, I will just become a pirate or something :)

171. anonymous

you won't FAIL God DAMN IT!

172. anonymous

I would've slapped you by now!

173. anonymous

I wouldn't have let you

174. anonymous

a pirate? if something negative happens, you will try again

175. anonymous

I was just kidding about the pirate

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I will get you.

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I know...

178. anonymous

lol loki

179. anonymous

it is very hard to slap me, or harm me in any other way

180. anonymous

anyway, see you guys, thanks for help

181. anonymous

going off now

182. anonymous

np

183. anonymous

I have told you before, I'll get you down one way or another and you'll see, I don't stop from the first try

184. anonymous

bye and good luck

185. anonymous

there is only one way you could get me down, but even that one is not easy

186. anonymous

ok, good luck to you both

187. anonymous

I don't care, I'll give it a try

188. anonymous

LOL :)

189. anonymous

thanks ^_^

190. anonymous

what ?

191. anonymous

ok - happy studying :D -.-

192. anonymous

ROFL

193. anonymous

lol loki, you're funny =D

194. anonymous

WHAT!?

195. anonymous

it is just funny what you said... about .. anyway. going off right now, loki, read the last 20 posts and explain to her.... anyway, bye

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197. anonymous

lol...bye

198. anonymous

explain what lol

199. anonymous

i gotta go too!

200. anonymous

no, you'll tell me now

201. anonymous

one of you will >_>

202. anonymous

tell you what?

203. anonymous

I don't like being confused >_< I don't know what did he say?

204. anonymous

I don't know. A lot what said -.-

205. anonymous

...men >_> angoo...tell me now, I mean it

206. anonymous

All sorts of stuff. Maths, physics, girls...emoticons....

207. anonymous

he's putting me back in the confusion-maze again I'm not liking it

208. anonymous

You know what? I'm confused now. I'm really tired -.-

209. anonymous

go to bed then lol

210. anonymous

I need to go to bed :(

211. anonymous

Bye...

212. anonymous

good night ^_^ sleep tight :)

213. anonymous

angoo :(...

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