Questions: Which of the tollowing is the quotient of the rational expressions shown below? Make sure your answer is in reduced form. (3x-6)/(x^3) ÷ (x-2)/(2x-1) A. (4x-8)/(x^3+2x-1) B. (3x^2-12x+12)/(2x^4-x^3) C. (6x^2-15x+6)/(x^4-2x^3) D. (5x-7)/(x^3+x-2) E. (6x-3)/(x^3)

Which of the tollowing is the quotient of the rational expressions shown below? Make sure your answer is in reduced form.

(3x-6)/(x^3) ÷ (x-2)/(2x-1)

A. (4x-8)/(x^3+2x-1)

B. (3x^2-12x+12)/(2x^4-x^3)

C. (6x^2-15x+6)/(x^4-2x^3)

D. (5x-7)/(x^3+x-2)

E. (6x-3)/(x^3)
Transcript text: Which of the tollowing is the quotient of the rational expressions shown below? Make sure your answer is in reduced form. \[ \frac{3 x-6}{x^{3}} \div \frac{x-2}{2 x-1} \] A. $\frac{4 x-8}{x^{3}+2 x-1}$ B. $\frac{3 x^{2}-12 x+12}{2 x^{4}-x^{3}}$ C. $\frac{6 x^{2}-15 x+6}{x^{4}-2 x^{3}}$ D. $\frac{5 x-7}{x^{3}+x-2}$ E. $\frac{6 x-3}{x^{3}}$
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Determine the quotient of the rational expressions 3x6x3÷x22x1 \frac{3x - 6}{x^3} \div \frac{x - 2}{2x - 1} .

Rewrite the division as multiplication.

The expression can be rewritten as 3x6x3×2x1x2 \frac{3x - 6}{x^3} \times \frac{2x - 1}{x - 2} .

Factor the numerator and denominator.

The numerator 3x6 3x - 6 factors to 3(x2) 3(x - 2) , and the denominator x3 x^3 remains as is. Thus, we have: 3(x2)x3×2x1x2 \frac{3(x - 2)}{x^3} \times \frac{2x - 1}{x - 2}

Cancel common factors.

The (x2) (x - 2) in the numerator and denominator cancels out, resulting in: 3(2x1)x3 \frac{3(2x - 1)}{x^3}

The simplified result is 3(2x1)x3 \boxed{\frac{3(2x - 1)}{x^3}} .

Identify the final simplified expression.

Present the simplified expression.

The final simplified expression is 3(2x1)x3 \frac{3(2x - 1)}{x^3} .

Compare with the provided options.

The expression 3(2x1)x3 \frac{3(2x - 1)}{x^3} does not match any of the provided options directly, but can be expressed as 6x3x3 \frac{6x - 3}{x^3} by distributing the 3 in the numerator.

The closest match is 6x3x3 \boxed{\frac{6x - 3}{x^3}} .

The simplified result of the quotient is 3(2x1)x3 \boxed{\frac{3(2x - 1)}{x^3}} .
The closest match to the simplified expression is 6x3x3 \boxed{\frac{6x - 3}{x^3}} .

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