Answer
$\dfrac{x-2}{x-1}$
Work Step by Step
Factor each polynomial to obtain:
$=\dfrac{(x-2)(x+1)}{(x-1)(x+1)}$
Cancel the common factors to obtain:
$\require{cancel}
=\dfrac{(x-2)\cancel{(x+1)}}{(x-1)\cancel{(x+1)}}
\\=\dfrac{x-2}{x-1}$
College Algebra 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305115546
ISBN 13:
978-1-30511-554-5
Chapter P, Prerequisites - Section P.7 - Rational Expressions - P.7 Exercises - Page 51: 18
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