Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.6 Rational Expressions - A.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page A53: 14

Answer

$\dfrac{-x}{x+2}, \quad x\ne-2, 1$

Work Step by Step

By factoring both denominator and numerator and canceling the common factors, we obtain: \begin{align*} \require{cancel} \dfrac{x-x^2}{x^2+x-2}&=\dfrac{-x(x-1)}{(x+2)(x-1)}\\ \\&=\dfrac{-x\cancel{(x-1)}}{(x+2)\cancel{(x-1)}}\\ \\&=\dfrac{-x}{x+2}, \quad x\ne-2, 1 \end{align*}
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