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x^2-x-6 / x+4 divided by x^2-9 / x^2 +3x-4

This is all one problem x^2-x-6 over x+4 divided by x^2-9 over x^2+3x-4

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  1. Remember that division is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal.

    x^2-x-6 / x+4 divided by x^2-9 / x^2 +3x-4  ....Factor all the quantities, change division to multiplication and flip the second fraction over.

    (x-3) (x+2) * (x+4) (x -1)

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    (x+4) (x+3) (x - 3)

    Then cancel the quantities that appear in both numerator and denominator.

    solution :  [(x+2)(x - 1)] / (x + 3)

    Good luck to you !


  2. mm funn. this will take me a while:

    so its: x^2 -x-6/x+4 over x^2-9/x^2+3x-4

    well first you flip the second one to multiply

    so it'd be: x^2-x-6/x+4 times x^2+3x-4/x^2-9

    factor: x^2-x-6 = (x+2)(x-3) and that's over x+4

    factor: x^2+3x-4 = (x-1)(x+4)

    and that's over x^2-9 which = (x+3)(x-3)

    sooo put that all together:

    (x+2)(x-3)/x+4 times (x-1)(x+4)/ (x+3)(x-3)

    cross cancel:

    (x+2)/1 times (x-1)/(x+3)

    from there you multiply:

    (x+2)(x-1)/(x+3)

    and i think you get:

    x^2+x-2/x+3

  3. = ([x² - x - 6]/[x + 4])/([x² - 9]/[x² + 3x - 4])

    = ([{x + 2}{x - 3}]/[x + 4])/([{x + 3}{x - 3}]/[{x + 4}{x - 1}])

    = ([{x + 2}{x - 3}]/[x + 4])([{x + 4}{x - 1}]/[{x + 3}{x - 3}])

    = ([x + 2][x - 1])/(x + 3)

    Answer: ([x + 2][x - 1])/(x + 3)

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