SOLUTION: Tutor can you help me with this equation please? I need to simplify this expression. 15x^2-x-2/3x^2-5x-2

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Question 85967: Tutor can you help me with this equation please?
I need to simplify this expression.

15x^2-x-2/3x^2-5x-2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note that both the numerator and denominator expression will factor:
%2815x%5E2-x-2%29%2F%283x%5E2-5x-2%29 = %285x-2%29%283x%2B1%29%2F%283x%2B1%29%28x-2%29
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Cancel the (3x+1)'s and you are left with:
%28%285x-2%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%29