SOLUTION: simplify the rational expression , if possible; x^2-x-12/x^2+5x+6

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Question 692720: simplify the rational expression , if possible; x^2-x-12/x^2+5x+6
Answer by Ave(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start by reverse foiling the top and bottom

(x-4)(x+3) divided by
(x+2)(x+3)

the (x+3)'s cancel each other out and your left with:
(x-4)/(x+2)