SOLUTION: simplify rational expressions using -1 as a factor x squared + 3x + 2 over -3x - x squared - 2

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Question 31219: simplify rational expressions using -1 as a factor
x squared + 3x + 2 over -3x - x squared - 2
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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+%28x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+2%29%2F%28-3x+-+x%5E2+-+2%29+ factor out a -1 from the denom and put the trinomial in decending powers
+%281%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+2%29%2F%28-1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+2%29+ reduce
+1%2F+-1+
+-1+