SOLUTION: Your wonderful help is greatly appreciated! Thanks so very much! SIMPLIFY MUST SHOW WORK x^2 - 49 / x^2 - 2x - 35

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Question 34904: Your wonderful help is greatly appreciated! Thanks so very much!
SIMPLIFY
MUST SHOW WORK
x^2 - 49 / x^2 - 2x - 35
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify:
%28x%5E2-49%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-35%29 Factor the numerator and the denominator.
%28%28x-7%29%28x%2B7%29%29%2F%28x%2B5%29%28x-7%29 Cancel the common factor (x-7)
%28x%2B7%29%2F%28x%2B5%29