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: 3

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

True. Since there are no common factors between the denominator and numerator (except $\pm 1$), we have: $$ \frac{2x^3-4x}{x-2}=\frac{2x(x^2-2)}{x-2} .$$ Thus, we were able to factor the numerator, but can not reduce any further.
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