Question 29104
First off, being picky, this is not an equation, since there is no equals sign. All you can do is just simplify the expression, so that is what i shall do :-)


I am assuming a few things, as i am not sure, from your question:
1. the final -1 is not a power
2. the final -1 is on the denominator
3. as you have written it, the equation is still dubiously written as it looks like {{{ (x^2-2x-3/x+1)/((x^2+x-12-x^2)-1) }}}


I am assuming it should be: {{{ ((x^2-2x-3)/(x+1))/((x^2+x-12-x^2)-1) }}}, in which case:

{{{ (((x-3)(x+1))/(x+1))/((x-12)-1) }}}
{{{ (x-3)/(x-11) }}}


jon.