PIL import Image import pytesseract

Load the image to extract text

image_path = "/mnt/data/17333199998944px6zkg6.jpg" text_from_image = pytesseract.image_to_string(Image.open(image_path))

text_from_imageIt seems the text extraction was incomplete. From the visible content in the image, the problem is:

Simplify: $(3a)(4a) / (6(6a^2))$

I will solve it step by step.

Solution:

This is a question from the Simplification of Rational Expressions in Algebra.

1. Expand the numerator and denominator:

   • Numerator: $(3a)(4a) = 12a^2$
   • Denominator: $6(6a^2) = 36a^2$

   So, the expression becomes: $\frac{12a^2}{36a^2}$

2. Simplify by canceling common factors:

   • The $a^2$ in the numerator and denominator cancels out.
   • Simplify the coefficients: $\frac{12}{36} = \frac{1}{3}$.

   Final expression: $\frac{1}{3}$

Answer: A. $\frac{1}{3}$

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Follow-Up Questions:

1. What are rational expressions, and how are they simplified?
2. How do you handle expressions with negative exponents?
3. How can you verify your simplifications are correct?
4. What happens when the numerator or denominator equals zero?
5. How do you simplify expressions with more than one variable?

Tip: Always factorize terms before simplifying to avoid mistakes.