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this the answer that I got

 Mar 5, 2018
 #1
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x2+x12x23x2+11x4x24=x2+x12x2x243x2+11x4=(x+4)(x3)(x2)(x+2)(x2)3x2+12xx4=(x+4)(x3)(x2)(x+2)(x2)3x(x+4)1(x+4)=(x+4)(x3)(x2)(x+2)(x2)(x+4)(3x1)=(x+4)(x3)(x+2)(x2)(x2)(x+4)(3x1)=(x3)(x+2)(3x1)andx4x2=x2x63x1

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 Mar 5, 2018
 #2
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x2+x12x23x2+11x4x24

Simplify the polynomials.

(x+4)(x3)x2(3x1)(x+4)(x+2)(x2)

Multiply the top and bottom fractions by (x+2)(x-2).

(x+4)(x3)(x+2)(3x1)(x+4)

Cross out like terms.

(x3)(x+2)(3x1)

Multiply the top polynomial out.

x2x+63x1

 

Just a different way to look at it. :D

 Mar 5, 2018

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