X squared -X-6 divided by X squared - 4

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(x^2 - x - 6) / (x^2 - 4) factoring the top and bottom, we have

(x-3) (x+2) /[ (x-2) (x+2)] "cancelling" (x+2) on top and bottom, we have

(x-3) / (x-2)

CPhill Jun 28, 2014

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2014-06-28T08:49:10

(x^2 - x - 6) / (x^2 - 4) factoring the top and bottom, we have

(x-3) (x+2) /[ (x-2) (x+2)] "cancelling" (x+2) on top and bottom, we have

(x-3) / (x-2)