SOLUTION: reduce the expression to lowest terms: {{{(-2x - 8)/(x^2+2x

SOLUTION: reduce the expression to lowest terms: {{{(-2x - 8)/(x^2+2x - 8)}}} Thank you

Question 174577: reduce the expression to lowest terms:

Thank you
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Factor out -2 on top, and factor
the bottom trinomial:



Cancel:



All that's left is:



You can leave it like that, or you can make
it slightly shorter by multiplying top and 
bottom by 





Then reverse the terms in the bottom and
you've saved one sign:



But your teacher will probably just expect
you to leave it as:



Edwin

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