Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{2x^2-8}{x^2-6x+8}=\dfrac{2x+4}{x-4}$$
Explanation
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2x^2-8}{x^2-6x+8}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{2x+4}{x-4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{2x^2-8}{x^2-6x+8} $ to $ \dfrac{2x+4}{x-4} $. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{x-2}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{2x^2-8}{x^2-6x+8} & =\frac{ \left( 2x+4 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-2 \right) }}{ \left( x-4 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-2 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{2x+4}{x-4} \end{aligned} $$ |
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