SOLUTION: Multiply and simplify: 4x-12/x^2-3x+2 multiplied by x^2-1/x-3

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Question 330367: Multiply and simplify:
4x-12/x^2-3x+2 multiplied by x^2-1/x-3
Answer by trippin on trig(7) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor each term as follows
4(x-3)/(x-1)(x-2) x (x+1)(x-1)/x-3
cancel terms and reduce to:
4/x-2 x (x+1)/1:
perform multiply:
=4(x+1)/(x-2)