SOLUTION: I am supposed to be dividing equations. heres my problem (x2-4) / (x-2)

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Question 384574: I am supposed to be dividing equations. heres my problem
(x2-4) / (x-2)
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Alan3354:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you started with:
%28x%5E2-4%29+%2F+%28x-2%29
Notice, we can rewrite the numerator as:
%28x%5E2-2%5E2%29+%2F+%28x-2%29
Since, the numerator is now a "difference of squares" we can factor:
%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29+%2F+%28x-2%29
Canceling like-terms:
x%2B2

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are no equations shown. All equations have equal signs.
Your problem is to divide a binomial by another binomial.