SOLUTION: please help to simplify : x^3 - 5x^2 - 24x / x^2 - 9 * x^2 + 3x - 18 / x^3 - 11x^2 + 24x thank you

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Question 64687This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
: please help to simplify :
x^3 - 5x^2 - 24x / x^2 - 9 * x^2 + 3x - 18 / x^3 - 11x^2 + 24x
thank you This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^3-5x^2-24x)/(x^2-9)*(x^2+3x-18)/(x^3-11x*2+24x)
x(x-8)(x+3)/(x-3)(x+3)*(x+6)(x-3)/x(x-3)(x-8) cancel out the x, the (x+3) from the left fraction & the (x-3) from the right fraction we have
(x-8)(x+6)/(x-3)(x-8) now cancel out the (x-8) factor we are left with
(x+6)/(x-3)
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