Question

x^2-16 over x^2-2x-8

Answer 1

factorize x^2-2x-8

Answer 2

x = -2.4239
and
x = 4.1510

Answer 3

and also x^2-16

Answer 4

\[\frac{ x^2-16 }{ x^2-2x-8 }\]
\[= \frac{ (x-4)(x+4) }{ (x+4)(x-2) }\]
Cancel the like terms to simplify.

Answer 5

so it would be (x-4)(x-2) ?