SOLUTION: Multiply {{{((x-3)/(x^2+x-2))((4x+8)/(x-2))}}} simplify your answer

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Question 1120345: Multiply %28%28x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx-2%29%29%28%284x%2B8%29%2F%28x-2%29%29 simplify your answer
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Just like multiplying any other fractions: Numerator times numerator over denominator times denominator. Then you need to collect like terms.

Hint: Here you can simplify the problem before you perform the multiplication. Factor the denominator in the left-hand fraction and the numerator in the right-hand fraction. You will find that they have a factor in common that can be eliminated before the multiplication, greatly simplifying the arithmetic.


John

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