Write the rational expression with the indicated denominator. 19/(z^2-7z)=?/z(z-7)(z-5). Solve for the question mark

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To find the value of the question mark in the rational expression \( \frac{19}{z^2 - 7z} = \frac{?}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} \), we first need to simplify \( z^2 - 7z \).

We can factor \( z^2 - 7z \) as follows:

\[ z^2 - 7z = z(z - 7) \]

Now we set up the equation:

\[ \frac{19}{z(z - 7)} = \frac{?}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} \]

To find the numerator represented by the question mark, we can cross multiply:

\[ 19 \cdot (z(z - 7)(z - 5)) = ? \cdot (z(z - 7)) \]

This means we need to express \( 19(z(z - 7)(z - 5)) \) divided by \( z(z - 7) \):

\[ ? = \frac{19 \cdot z(z - 7)(z - 5)}{z(z - 7)} \]

Since \( z(z - 7) \) in the numerator and the denominator cancel out, we have:

\[ ? = 19(z - 5) \]

Thus, the final answer is:

\[ ? = 19z - 95 \]

So, the rational expression with the indicated denominator is:

\[ \frac{19(z - 5)}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} = \frac{19z - 95}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} \]