Solve -5.9^2-25/-5.9-5

$$\frac{ { -5.9 }^{ 2 } -25 }{ -5.9-5 }$$

Evaluate

$$-0.9$$

Solution Steps

Calculate -5.9 to the power of 2 and get 34.81.

$$\frac{34.81-25}{-5.9-5}$$

Subtract 25 from 34.81 to get 9.81.

$$\frac{9.81}{-5.9-5}$$

Subtract 5 from -5.9 to get -10.9.

$$\frac{9.81}{-10.9}$$

Expand \frac{9.81}{-10.9} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\frac{981}{-1090}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{981}{-1090} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 109.

$$-\frac{9}{10}$$

Factor

$$-0.9$$