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Can someone help me solve this question.
Q:Reduce to its lowest terms:

a^2 - 2a
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4a^3 - 8a^2

First, you would divide the entire problem by a/a, and would end up with this;
a- 2
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4a^2 - 8a
You also turn the denominator into 4a(a-2). Thus, you could simplify and your solution would be
1
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4a