SOLUTION: Hello there Im strugling with this problem.Could you help? Thanks For all R =/ + and - 2 , R2

SOLUTION: Hello there Im strugling with this problem.Could you help? Thanks For all R =/ + and - 2 , R2 - 5R + 6 ----------- --- = ? R2 -4 TH

Question 164126: Hello there Im strugling with this problem.Could you help? Thanks
For all R =/ + and - 2 ,

R2 - 5R + 6
--------------- = ?
R2 -4
THE answer is
R - 3
------- I would like to know why.Thanks
R + 2
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Notice that you can factor the numerator:

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Similarly, you can factor the denominator:

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Now, you can cancel like-terms:

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