SOLUTION: reduce each expression to the lowest terms. -2x-8/x^2+2x-8

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Question 177025: reduce each expression to the lowest terms.
-2x-8/x^2+2x-8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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reduce each expression to the lowest terms.
-2x-8/x^2+2x-8
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Factor where you can to get:
[-2(x+4)]/[(x+4)(x-2)]
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Cancel the factor common to numerator and denominator to get:
-2/(x-2)
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Chers,
Stan H.