SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this math problem? x^2-5x-4 / 4x^2-4
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Question 865423: Can you please help me with this math problem? x^2-5x-4 / 4x^2-4
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x^2-1 4x^2-8x+4
Thank you very much for your time.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.
Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second.
Factor
Factor
Factor
Highlight a set of common terms (one term in the numerator, an equal term in the denominator)
Cancel that pair of common terms
Remove those cancellations.
Highlight another set of common terms
Cancel that pair of common terms
Remove those cancellations.
Highlight another set of common terms
Cancel that pair of common terms
Remove those cancellations.
Multiply the fractions
Expand and simplify
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Final Answer
simplifies to
Optionally, you can have the denominator factored to have either or
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