SOLUTION: Please help me solve this z^2 - 8z + 16/z^2 +5z - 36

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Question 556977: Please help me solve this
z^2 - 8z + 16/z^2 +5z - 36
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please help me solve this
z^2 - 8z + 16/z^2 +5z - 36
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I assume by solve you mean simplify.
The expression can be factored as
(x-4)^2/((x-4)(x+9)) which reduces to (x-4)/(x+9)