Question

((x^2-3x+2)/(x^2-9))/((x-2)/(x^2-9))

Answer 1

what is a fraction divided by a fraction?

Answer 2

a fraction?

Answer 3

i am not sure how to simplify the two fractions before i flip the scond one and multiply

Answer 4

Oh flip it and you'll see, some terms will cancel out.

Answer 5

do i cross out the x^2 - 9 or do i multiply i am very confused i don't really know the steps for thius type of question

Answer 6

yea you can just cross those out since they're both on the bottom, and you're dividing.

Answer 7

okay so i once i crossed those it it turns into x^2-3x+2 divided by x-2?

Answer 8

and then what do i do

Answer 9

factor x^2-3x+2

Answer 10

factored it is (x+1)(x-3)

Answer 11

wait i think thats wrong one sec

Answer 12

(x-1) (x-2)

Answer 13

Okay, so what else can you cancel?

Answer 14

then i cancel out the x-2

Answer 15

yea

Answer 16

and then all thats left is x-1

Answer 17

yup

Answer 18

thank you

Answer 19

np