SOLUTION: Divide: 4x^2-2x-2/x-1

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Question 92920: Divide:
4x^2-2x-2/x-1
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide:
4x^2-2x-2/x-1
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Factor where you can.
[2(2x^2-x-1)]/(x-1)
=[2(2x+1)(x-1)]/(x-1)
Cancel factors common to numerator and denominator to get:
=[2(2x+1)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.