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