document.write( "Question 826464: what is the simplest for of 1 - 4/x over 1 - 2/x - 8/x^2 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #498097 by josgarithmetic(39630) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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1 - 4/x over 1 - 2/x - 8/x^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Starting as $\"%281-4%2Fx%29%2F%281-2%2Fx-8%2Fx%5E2%29\"$ ;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%281-4%2Fx%29%2F%281-2%2Fx-8%2Fx%5E2%29%29%2A%28%28x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28%28x%5E2-4x%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29%29\"$ --- most fundamentally...
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%28x-4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-4%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28x%2F%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ --- reduced form, but it is actually not the same as the other previously highlited form. \n" ); document.write( "

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