SOLUTION: I need help with this problem. Reduce to lowest terms. x^3-x^2 _________= x^4

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Question 225846: I need help with this problem.
Reduce to lowest terms.
x^3-x^2
_________=
x^4
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reduce to lowest terms.
x^3-x^2
_________=
x^4
:
rewrite as two separate fractions; cancel the x's; rewrite over a single denominator
%28x%5E3+-+x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E4%29 = %28x%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E4%29 - %28x%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E4%29 = 1%2Fx - 1%2F%28x%5E2%29 = %28%28x+-+1%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%29