Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.6 - Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 84: 18

Answer

$=2,\qquad x\neq-2,2$

Work Step by Step

Factor what you can: $x^{2}-4=$ difference of squares $= (x-2)(x+2)$ $x^{2}-4x+4$= square of a difference = $(x-2)^{2}$ $2x-4=2(x-2)$ $x+2$ is factored Expression $=\displaystyle \frac{(x+2)(x-2)}{(x-2)^{2}}\cdot\frac{2(x-2)}{x+2}$ $\qquad$ ...exclude the values that yield 0 in the denominator: $x\neq-2,2$ ... cancel common factors: $(x-2),\ (x-2)$ and $(x+2)$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{1},\qquad x\neq-2,2$ $=2,\qquad x\neq-2,2$
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