SOLUTION: s^2 + 2s - 8 s+5 ___________ * _________ s^2 + 3s - 10 s^2 - 16 PLEASE HELP

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Question 94964: s^2 + 2s - 8 s+5
____________ * _________
s^2 + 3s - 10 s^2 - 16


PLEASE HELP
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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s^2 + 2s - 8 s+5
____________ * _________
s^2 + 3s - 10 s^2 - 16
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Rewrite, factoring where you can to get:
[(s+4)(s-2)/(s+5)(s-2)] * [(s+5)/(s-4)(s+4)]
Cancel where you can to get:
= [(s+4)/(s+5)]
Cancel again where you can:
= [1][1/(s-4)]
= 1/(s-4)
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Cheers,
Stan H.