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Revision as of 10:33, 25 December 2019
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[hide]Problem
The fraction simplifies to which of the following?
Solution
Simplifying, we get Factoring out on the top and factoring out on the bottom gives us Canceling out gives us
Solution 2
Using Difference of Squares, =
See also
2008 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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