SOLUTION: Divide and simplify to lowest terms. 2x^2-2x/6x-7 divided by x-1/6x-7

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Question 644620: Divide and simplify to lowest terms.
2x^2-2x/6x-7 divided by x-1/6x-7
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x^2-2x/6x-7 divided by x-1/6x-7
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Invert the denominator and multiply:
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2x^2-2x/6x-7 times 6x-7/x-1
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Cancel the 6x-7 factor common to numerator and denominator:
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= (2x(x-1))/(x-1)
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= 2x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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