SOLUTION: REDUCE EXPRESSION TO LOWEST TERMS -2x-8/x^2+2x-8

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Question 192117: REDUCE EXPRESSION TO LOWEST TERMS
-2x-8/x^2+2x-8
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28-2x-8%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29
Factoring numerator and denominator:
%28-2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-2%29%29
.
Canceling terms, we get:
-2%2F%28x-2%29
.
Or, we could rewrite it as:
2%2F%282-x%29