SOLUTION: how do you simplify x^2-9/x+2 times x+1/x^2-9

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Question 174079: how do you simplify x^2-9/x+2 times x+1/x^2-9
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The numerator of the first fraction is the same as the denominator of the second fraction. Remember that multiplying fractions is nothing more than multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

So:

Simply eliminate the factors common to both numerator and denominator, and your simplified expression is what is left.