<PRE><B>Question 94964</B>
s^2 + 2s - 8       s+5
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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)]*[(s+5)/(s-4)(s+4)]

Cancel again where you can:

= [1][1/(s-4)]

= 1/(s-4)

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Cheers,
Stan H.
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