SOLUTION: Here is the problem, can you solve it? 4x^2 – 4x + 1/ 2x^2 + 9x – 5

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Question 249014: Here is the problem, can you solve it?
4x^2 – 4x + 1/ 2x^2 + 9x – 5
Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x^2 – 4x + 1/ 2x^2 + 9x – 5
4x^2 - 4x + 1 = (2x-1)*(2x-1)
2x^2 + 9x - 5 = (2x-1)*(x+5)
So we have:
((2x-1)*(2x-1))/((2x-1)*(x+5)) = (2x-1)/(x+5)