2008 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 7
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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, becomes
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See also
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