SOLUTION: Reduce each expression to lowest terms. 4x^2/2x^9 and -2x-8/x^2+2x-8

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Question 77371: Reduce each expression to lowest terms.
4x^2/2x^9
and
-2x-8/x^2+2x-8
Answer by katz(9) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x^2/2x^9
4x^2/2 x^9
2x^2*x^9
2x^11

-2x-8/x^2+2x-8=
4x^3-8x^2-8/x^2
2^2(x^3-2x^2-2)/x^2
4(x^3-2x^2-2)/x^2