SOLUTION: Simplify x-4/2x^2-3x-2 - 3/2x+1

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Question 178200: Simplify x-4/2x^2-3x-2 - 3/2x+1
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify x-4/2x^2-3x-2 - 3/2x+1
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Add parentheses to make it clear.
Is it x - (4/2x^2) -3x -2? Or (x-4)/(2x^2 -3x) - 2? Or something else?
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%28%28x-4%29%2F%282x%5E2-3x-2%29%29+-+3%2F%282x%2B1%29
=%28%28x-4%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29+-+3%2F%282x%2B1%29
=
=%28%28%28x-4%29+-+3%28x-2%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29
=%28%28%28x-4%29-+3x%2B6%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29
=%28%28-2x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%282x%2B1%29%2A%28x-2%29%29%29
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= -2(x-1)/(2x^2 - 3x - 2)
That's choice a, except for the minus sign.