SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: (x^2-2x-3/x+1)/(x^2+x-12-x^2)-1 I can not seem to get this subject at all and i Have a test tomorrow so could you please do this problems step

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The correct problem should be something like this:
{[(x^2-2x-3)/(x+1)]divided by [(x^2+x-12)/(x^2)]}-1

{[(x^2-2x-3)/(x+1)]divided by [(x^2+x-12)/(x^2)]}-1
= {[(x-3)(x+1)/(x+1)]divided by [(x+4)(x-3)/(x^2)]}-1
={[(x-3)]divided by [(x+4)(x-3)/(x^2)]}-1 (cancelling (x+1)
={[(x-3)]mulitplied by[(x^2)/(x+4)(x-3)]}-1
(if the division sign is changed into multiplication symbol then then the fraction after the division sign is reciprocated)
={[(x-3)]X[(x^2)/(x+4)(x-3)]}-1
={[(x-3)(x^2)/(x+4)(x-3)]}-1
=[(x^2)/(x+4)]-1 (cancelling (x-3)
=[(x^2)-1(x+4)]/(x+4)
= (x^2-x-4)/(x+4)

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First off, being picky, this is not an equation, since there is no equals sign. All you can do is just simplify the expression, so that is what i shall do :-)

I am assuming a few things, as i am not sure, from your question:
1. the final -1 is not a power
2. the final -1 is on the denominator
3. as you have written it, the equation is still dubiously written as it looks like

I am assuming it should be: , in which case:



jon.