Answer
$$\frac{x^2-8x+16}{x^2+2x-24}=\frac{x-4}{x+6}$$
Explanation
| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{x^2-8x+16}{x^2+2x-24}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{x-4}{x+6}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Simplify $ \dfrac{x^2-8x+16}{x^2+2x-24} $ to $ \dfrac{x-4}{x+6} $. Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{x-4}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x^2-8x+16}{x^2+2x-24} & =\frac{ \left( x-4 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-4 \right) }}{ \left( x+6 \right) \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-4 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{x-4}{x+6} \end{aligned} $$ |
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