SOLUTION: z^2-2z+1 ÷(4z^2-z-3) can some one help me with this show me how to do this do i do the parenthes first

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Question 303946: z^2-2z+1 ÷(4z^2-z-3) can some one help me with this show me how to do this do i do the parenthes first
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z^2 - 2z + 1 factors to (z-1)(z-1)

4z^2 - z - 3 factors to (4z+3)(z-1)

[(z-1)(z-1)] / [(4z+3)(z-1)]

one of the (z-1) in the numerator cancels with the (z-1) in the denominator

leaving ___ (z-1) / (4z+3)