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(x^2 -1) / 3 * 2/(x^2 - x) let's "swap' denominators
(x^2 -1) / (x^2 -x) * 2/3 factoring the fraction on the left on top and bottom, we have
[ (x -1)(x + 1)] / [x (x -1)] *2/3 note.... the (x-1) terms "cancel"...and we're left with
(x + 1)/x * 2/3 =
[2(x+ 1)] / [3x) = (2x + 2) / (3x)
Whenever you multiply fractions, just multiply the denominator by the denominator and the numerator by the numerator: (x^2 - 1) * (2) = 2x^2 - 2 and 3 * (x^2 - x) = 2x^2 - 2x, so therefore:
(x^2-1)/3 * (2)/(x^2-x) = (2x^2 - 2)/(2x^2 - 2x)
The 2x^2's cancel eachother out and so do the -2's. So, your simplified expression is 1/x.
(x^2 -1) / 3 * 2/(x^2 - x) let's "swap' denominators
(x^2 -1) / (x^2 -x) * 2/3 factoring the fraction on the left on top and bottom, we have
[ (x -1)(x + 1)] / [x (x -1)] *2/3 note.... the (x-1) terms "cancel"...and we're left with
(x + 1)/x * 2/3 =
[2(x+ 1)] / [3x) = (2x + 2) / (3x)