SOLUTION: please help me reduce this fraction to lowest terms: {{{ (x^3-x^2) / x^4 }}}

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Question 392426: please help me reduce this fraction to lowest terms: +%28x%5E3-x%5E2%29+%2F+x%5E4+
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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+%28x%5E3-x%5E2%29+%2F+x%5E4+
Notice, I can factor the numerator:
+%28x%5E2%28x-1%29%29+%2F+x%5E4+
And, I can factor the denominator:
+%28x%5E2%28x-1%29%29+%2F+%28x%5E2%2Ax%5E2%29+
Now, I can cancel the x^2:
+%28x-1%29+%2F+x%5E2+