Question 81136
{{{(m-8)/(m^2-7m-8)}}}
The first step here is to factor the denominator.
{{{(m-8)/((m-8)(m+1))}}}
Now, you can cancel out those (m-8) terms in the numerator and denominator and you are done:
{{{highlight(1/(m+1))}}}
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