Complete the expression.

StartFraction 19 Over z squared minus 7 z EndFraction
equalsStartFraction nothing Over z left parenthesis z minus 7 right parenthesis left parenthesis z minus 5 right parenthesis EndFraction
  
​(Simplify your answer. Use factored​ form.)

1 answer

To complete the expression

\[ \frac{19}{z^2 - 7z} = \frac{ \text{nothing} }{ z (z - 7)(z - 5) } \]

we first need to factor the denominator on the left side.

The expression \( z^2 - 7z \) can be factored as follows:

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

So we rewrite the left side of the equation:

\[ \frac{19}{z(z - 7)} = \frac{\text{nothing}}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} \]

To have a common denominator on both sides of the equation, we can multiply the numerator on the left side by \((z - 5)\):

\[ \frac{19(z - 5)}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} = \frac{\text{nothing}}{z(z - 7)(z - 5)} \]

Now, we can see that the numerator on the left side is:

\[ 19(z - 5) \]

So the completed expression is:

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

To answer the original question, we can say:

\[ \text{nothing} = 19(z - 5) \]

Thus, the final expression is:

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

In this expression, you can simplify it:

\[ \frac{19}{z(z - 7)} \quad \text{for } z \neq 5 \]

is the simplified form.