SOLUTION: Please simplify the rational expression: (2*(x^2) + (2*x) - 4) / (x^2 - (5*x) - 14) Thank you, Anna

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Question 971093: Please simplify the rational expression:
(2*(x^2) + (2*x) - 4) / (x^2 - (5*x) - 14)
Thank you,
Anna
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2*(x^2) + (2*x) - 4) / (x^2 - (5*x) - 14)
(2x +4 ) (x -1)/(x+2) (x-7) by factoring
2(x+2) (x-1)/(x+2) (x-7)
The x+2 cancel
2(x-1)/(x-7)
It would have been easier to factor a 2 out of the numerator right away
2(x^2+x-2), which factors into 2(x+2)(x-1)