((x^(2)-4)/(x^(2)-x-2))

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on Oct 27, 2024 at 12:17 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(\frac{{x}^{2} - 4}{{x}^{2} - x - 2}\)

MathBot Answer:

Evaluated



\(\displaystyle \frac{{x}^{2} - 4}{{x}^{2} - x - 2} = \frac{x^{2} - 4}{x^{2} - x - 2} \)

Expanded

\[\frac{{x}^{2} - 4}{{x}^{2} - x - 2} = \frac{x^{2}}{x^{2} - x - 2} - \frac{4}{x^{2} - x - 2}\]

Factored

\[\frac{{x}^{2} - 4}{{x}^{2} - x - 2} = \frac{x + 2}{x + 1}\]

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