SOLUTION: r(=-with slash line through it; idk what it means)(plus or minus) 2, r^2-5r+6/r^2-4 i guess if is supposed to go before the r or whatever. ^no symbols for the stuff in parenthesis

Question 650017: r(=-with slash line through it; idk what it means)(plus or minus) 2, r^2-5r+6/r^2-4
i guess if is supposed to go before the r or whatever. ^no symbols for the stuff in parenthesis... im so confused, any help is greatly received with appreciation. I need to learn about rational expressions and this one is the most evil to me :O
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r(=-with slash line through it; idk what it means)(plus or minus) 2, r^2-5r+6/r^2-4
i guess if is supposed to go before the r or whatever. ^no symbols for the stuff in parenthesis... im so confused, any help is greatly received with appreciation. I need to learn about rational expressions and this one is the most evil to me :O

I guess what you're asking is for this expression to be simplified. From your explanantion it seems as though the problem states that r is NOT equal to 2, or - 2, or (). If it were then the the expression would be UNDEFINED.

----- Factoring numerator and denominator

------- Canceling out (r - 2) in numerator and denominator

This leaves: , with

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