SOLUTION: Simplify by removing factors of 1; y^2-4y+4/y^2+4y-12 The answer I came up with is y+2/y-6, is this correct and if not what did I do wrong. Thanks!

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Question 538509: Simplify by removing factors of 1; y^2-4y+4/y^2+4y-12
The answer I came up with is y+2/y-6, is this correct and if not what did I do wrong. Thanks!
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Simplify by removing factors of 1; y^2-4y+4/y^2+4y-12
The answer I came up with is y+2/y-6, is this correct and if not what did I do wrong. Thanks!

%28y%5E2+-+4y+%2B+4%29%2F%28y%5E2+%2B+4y+-+12%29

%28%28y+-+2%29%28y+-+2%29%29%2F%28%28y+%2B+6%29%28y+-+2%29%29 ------ Factoring numerator and denominator

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You either factored incorrectly, or canceled the wrong binomials, or both.

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