SOLUTION: Simplify: (a^2+4a)(a^2-a-2) / a(a^2+2a-8)

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Question 356250: Simplify: (a^2+4a)(a^2-a-2) / a(a^2+2a-8)
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, mananth:
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a^2+4a)(a^2-a-2) / a(a^2+2a-8)
a(a+4)(a-2)(a+1)/a(a+4)(a-2)
a(a-2)(a+4) gets canceled
(a+1)
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