SOLUTION: I am supposed to be dividing equations. heres my problem (x2-4) / (x-2)

Question 384574: I am supposed to be dividing equations. heres my problem
(x2-4) / (x-2)

Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Alan3354:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you started with:

Notice, we can rewrite the numerator as:

Since, the numerator is now a "difference of squares" we can factor:

Canceling like-terms:

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are no equations shown. All equations have equal signs.
Your problem is to divide a binomial by another binomial.

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