Question

Multiply and simplify: ((x^2-4)/(x^2-7x+12))/((x-2)/(x-4))

Gah! can't/ Don't get it:(

Answer 1

x^2-7x+12
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x^2-4

The x^2 cancel out and 12/4=3, leaving -7x+3 as the answer for this one, but we're not done yet.

x-4
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x-2

The x 's cancel out and -4/-2= 2.

Now the problem is simplified and looks like this:

-7x+3/2

Add the like terms, which are 3 and 2. Final answer is -7x/5.

Answer 2

Sorry my bad. I looked over it again and got it wrong. It should be -7x-3 for the first (I forgot it was -4 on the bottom.

-7x-3/2

Add like terms -3 and 2, which equals -1.

Final answer: -7x-1