SOLUTION: divide and reduce to lowest term. 2x^2-2/x^2+3x-4 divided by x^2+2x+1/x^4+x^3

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Question 156878: divide and reduce to lowest term.
2x^2-2/x^2+3x-4 divided by x^2+2x+1/x^4+x^3
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide and reduce:
%28%282x%5E2-2%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-4%29%29%29by%28%28x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%29%2F%28x%5E4%2Bx%5E3%29%29 Invert the 2nd fraction and multiply.
%28%282x%5E2-2%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x-4%29%29%2A%28%28x%5E4%2Bx%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%29%29 Factor the numerators and the denominators.
Cancel the indicated factors.
2x%5E3%2F%28x%2B4%29 ...and this is far as you can go!