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  1. July 13th 2008, 02:15 PM #1
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    simplifying problem

    x^2-9/6x^2-x-2 divded by x^2+x-6/3x^2-8x+4
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    Quote Originally Posted by cruxkitty View Post
    x^2-9/6x^2-x-2 divded by x^2+x-6/3x^2-8x+4
    \frac{x^2-9}{6x^2-x-2}\div\frac{x^2+x-6}{3x^2-8x+4}=\frac{x^2-9}{6x^2-x-2}\times\frac{3x^2-8x+4}{x^2+x-6}

    \frac{(x-3)(x+3)}{(3x-2)(2x+1)}\times\frac{(3x-2)(x-2)}{(x+3)(x-2)}=\frac{x-3}{2x+1}
    Last edited by masters; July 18th 2008 at 08:04 AM. Reason: Found an error!
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