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PLEASE HELP ASAP!!! CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!!!

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!! CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!!!-example-1

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(x^(2)+x-4)/(x^(2)+3x+2)

Micah did not explain the last step correctly. You cannot cross out a term from the numerator and denominator unless it is a factor. In other words, x² needed to be multiplied and not added in order to cross it out.