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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it isn't too much trouble, can someone solve and show work?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Factorize all things first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(x + 1)(x + 1)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x(1-2)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(x- 1)(x + 1)\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\Large\frac{\frac{x^2+2x+1}{x-2}}{\frac{x^2-1}{x^2-4}}=\frac{\frac{(x+1)(x+1)}{(x-2)}}{\frac{(x-1)(x+1)}{(x-2)(x+2)}}=\frac{(x+1)(x+1)}{x-2}\times\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{(x-1)(x+2)}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(x - 2)(x + 2)\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\Large=\frac{(x+1)(x+1)\color{red}{(x-2)}\color{green}{(x+2)}}{\color{red}{(x-2)}(x-1)\color{green}{(x+2)}}=\frac{(x+1)(x+1)}{x-1}\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Learn \(\LaTeX\), it's so fun and useful

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's not an answer choice D:

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

sorry i did a careless mistake

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

but I don't have mood to correct it :/ Just factorize all the stuff, and use the identity \(\Huge\frac{\left(\frac ab\right)}{\left(\frac cd\right)}=\frac ab\times\frac dc\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you please try? :D

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\frac{\frac{(x+1)(x+1)}{(x-2)}}{\frac{(x-1)(x+1)}{(x-2)(x+2)}}=\frac{(x+1)(x+1)}{(x-2)}\times\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{(x-1)(x+1)}=\frac{(x+1)\color{green}{(x+1)}\color{red}{(x-2)}(x+2)}{\color{red}{(x-2)}(x-1)\color{green}{(x+1)}}\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Do the last step yourself: cancellation :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

no problem :)

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