Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 7 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 565: 17

Answer

$$-2x^4 + 3x^2 - 1$$

Work Step by Step

Looking at the numerator of this problem, we see that we can first factor out a $4x^2$ from each of the terms. We rewrite the problem with the $4x^2$ factored out: $$\frac{4x^2(-2x^4 - 3x^2 - 1)}{4x^2}$$ We can cancel out the $4x^2$ term from both the numerator and denominator: $$-2x^4 + 3x^2 - 1$$
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