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Subtract:
x^2-1/x^2-x-2 - x-1/x-2

Answer 1

factorize the numerator and denominator on the left ratio

Answer 2

what did you get?

Answer 3

i don't know how to factor that particular one

Answer 4

factor out
\[x^2-1=?\]

Answer 5

then factor out\[x^2-x-2=?\]

Answer 6

yea i don't know how to factor the numerator

Answer 7

\[x^2-1=(x+1)(x-1)\]

Answer 8

now, what about the denominator?

Answer 9

im working on it

Answer 10

yea nvm i cant figure that one out either, im not realy good at this

Answer 11

oh wait i got it, is it (x-2)(x+1)?

Answer 12

good
what the the first fraction simplify to?

Answer 13

x-1/x-2

Answer 14

good
\[{x-1\over x-2}-{x-1\over x-2}=?\]

Answer 15

0 ?

Answer 16

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