Question

How do you simplify `(3x^2-3x-6)/(x^2-4)`?

Answer 1

`(3(x+1))/(x+2)`

Explanation:

`(3x^2-3x-6)/(x^2-4)`

`:.=(3(x^2-x-2))/((x-2)(x+2))`

`:.=(3cancel((x-2))(x+1))/(cancel((x-2))(x+2))`

`:.=(3(x+1))/((x+2))`