Reduce 4x-8/x^2-2x
does that make sense? what do you call this kind of problem and how do u solve it? thanks!
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Reduce 4x-8/x^2-2x
by fowler_966 on Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:03 am
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by stapel_eliz on Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:03 am
fowler_966 wrote:Reduce 4x-8/x^2-2x
what do you call this kind of problem and how do u solve it?
It's called "reducing" or "simplifying" the rational expression. The simplification is done by cancelling common factors.
* Simple Factoring
* Simplifying Rational Expressions
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