SOLUTION: how do i factor x^2-1 / x^2 ? i have tried to find how to factor rational expressions on several online sites and in my previous lessons of my homeschool,and i tried just figu

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Question 1012574: how do i factor x^2-1 / x^2 ?
i have tried to find how to factor rational expressions on several online sites and in my previous lessons of my homeschool,and i tried just figuring out how to do it on my own,but i just cant figure it out! can someone explain how to factor rational expressions ?or at least show me how to do this equation ?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From %28x%5E2+-+1%29+%2F+x%5E2,
we can factor the numerator only to get
%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2Fx%5E2
That's really as far as you can go on this one...