document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364028>Question 364028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   x/(x^2-4)   -   1/x^2+4x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First let's factor the denominators and then get rid of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/(x^2-4) - 1/x^2+4x+4 Factored to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/[(x-2)(x+2)] - 1/[(x+2)(x+2)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can multiply this by: (x+2)(x-2)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This we leave us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+2)-(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewritten as: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is simplified<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Note: You said solve it.But solving usually deals with an equation. The above is an expression. Hopefully, you copied the problem correctly.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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