It looks like you have two rational expressions you'd like to work with. Let's clarify and simplify them one by one.
The expressions you provided are:
- \(\frac{5x - 8}{x - 1}\)
- \(\frac{14x + 12}{3x + 5}\)
Let's simplify each expression.
1. Simplifying \(\frac{5x - 8}{x - 1}\)
This expression is already in simplest form, as there are no common factors to cancel out.
2. Simplifying \(\frac{14x + 12}{3x + 5}\)
For this expression, we can factor out the numerator:
\[ 14x + 12 = 2(7x + 6) \]
Thus:
\[ \frac{14x + 12}{3x + 5} = \frac{2(7x + 6)}{3x + 5} \]
Again, there are no common factors with the denominator, so this is also in its simplest form.
Conclusion
- The expression \(\frac{5x - 8}{x - 1}\) remains \(\frac{5x - 8}{x - 1}\).
- The expression \(\frac{14x + 12}{3x + 5}\) simplifies to \(\frac{2(7x + 6)}{3x + 5}\).
If you have further calculations to perform, such as addition or multiplication between these two expressions or any other specific requests, please let me know!