SOLUTION: 4y-8/y+2 divide y-2/y^2-4 4y-4/y^2 is that correct?

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Question 130623: 4y-8/y+2 divide y-2/y^2-4

4y-4/y^2
is that correct?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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%284y-8%29%2F%28y%2B2%29 divided by %28y-2%29%2F%28y%5E2-4%29
Copy the first fraction, change the sign to multiply, and invert the second fraction.
%28%284y-8%29%2F%28y%2B2%29%29%2A%28%28y%5E2-4%29%2F%28y-2%29%29 Multiply the denominators only.
%28%284y-8%29%28y%5E2-4%29%29%2F%28%28y%5E2-4%29%29 Cancel the common factor of %28y%5E2-4%29
4y-8 or 4%28y-2%29