SOLUTION: Reduce expression to the lowest terms. -2x-8 _______ x^2+2x-8

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Question 120823: Reduce expression to the lowest terms.
-2x-8
_______
x^2+2x-8

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression

Factor to get

Factor to get


Cancel like terms


Simplify


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Answer:

So simplifies to In other words


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