How do you simplify x/ (x^2 - 4) - 2/(x - 2)?
1 Answer
Jul 6, 2016
=
(-1(x +4))/((x-2)(x+2))
Explanation:
=
x/(x^2 - 2^2) - 2/(x-2) =
x/((x - 2)(x+2)) - (2(x+2))/((x-2)(x+2)) =
(x - 2(x+2))/((x-2)(x+2)) =
(x - 2x - 4)/((x-2)(x+2)) =
(-x - 4)/((x-2)(x+2)) =
(-1(x +4))/((x-2)(x+2))