SOLUTION: How would you multiply and express the product in simplest form? x^2 - 9/x+2 times x^2 - 4/x-3

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Question 123045: How would you multiply and express the product in simplest form?
x^2 - 9/x+2 times x^2 - 4/x-3
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Of course, the first step in multiplying fractions is to FACTOR each NUMERATOR and each DENOMINATOR:


Divide out the factors of (x+2) and the factors of (x-3). What is left are the two factors in the numerator,
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