SOLUTION: The fraction x²+2x-8/x-2 is equivalent to
(1)3x+4
(2)(x-4)(x+2)/(x-2)
(3)x-4
(4)x+4
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Question 198018: The fraction x²+2x-8/x-2 is equivalent to
(1)3x+4
(2)(x-4)(x+2)/(x-2)
(3)x-4
(4)x+4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.
Factor to get .
Highlight the common terms.
Cancel out the common terms.
Simplify.
So simplifies to .
In other words, where
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