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Simplify 5x-10/x^2-4

Simplify 5x-10/x^2-4-example-1
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Let's factorise and use the difference of two squares (D.O.T.S):

(5(x-2))/((x+2)(x-2))
the (x-2) in the numerator and denominator cancel out so we are left with:

(5)/(x+2)
So the answer is B
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