1. **State the problem:** Multiply the rational functions
$$\frac{c^2 - 3c}{c^2 - 25} \cdot \frac{c^2 + 4c - 5}{c^2 - 4c + 3}$$
2. **Factor all polynomials:**
- Numerator of first fraction: $c^2 - 3c = c(c - 3)$
- Denominator of first fraction: $c^2 - 25 = (c + 5)(c - 5)$ (difference of squares)
- Numerator of second fraction: $c^2 + 4c - 5 = (c + 5)(c - 1)$
- Denominator of second fraction: $c^2 - 4c + 3 = (c - 3)(c - 1)$
3. **Rewrite the multiplication with factored forms:**
$$\frac{c(c - 3)}{(c + 5)(c - 5)} \cdot \frac{(c + 5)(c - 1)}{(c - 3)(c - 1)}$$
4. **Multiply the numerators and denominators:**
$$\frac{c(c - 3)(c + 5)(c - 1)}{(c + 5)(c - 5)(c - 3)(c - 1)}$$
5. **Cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:**
- Cancel $(c + 5)$:
$$\frac{c(c - 3)\cancel{(c + 5)}(c - 1)}{\cancel{(c + 5)}(c - 5)(c - 3)(c - 1)}$$
- Cancel $(c - 3)$:
$$\frac{c\cancel{(c - 3)}(c - 1)}{(c - 5)\cancel{(c - 3)}(c - 1)}$$
- Cancel $(c - 1)$:
$$\frac{c\cancel{(c - 1)}}{(c - 5)\cancel{(c - 1)}}$$
6. **Simplified result:**
$$\frac{c}{c - 5}$$
**Final answer:**
$$\boxed{\frac{c}{c - 5}}$$
This means the product of the two rational functions simplifies to $\frac{c}{c - 5}$, assuming all denominators are not zero (i.e., $c \neq \pm 5, 3, 1$).
Multiply Rational 056A6E
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