Question

Change the denominator of the fraction

p/p-2 to 4-p^2

Answer 1

n = the numerator of the fraction

`\cfrac{p}{p-2}~~ = ~~\cfrac{n}{4-p^2}\implies \cfrac{p(4-p^2)}{p-2}~~ = ~~n\implies \cfrac{p(-1)(p^2-4)}{p-2}=n \\\\\\ \stackrel{ \textit{difference of squares} }{\cfrac{p(-1)(p^2-2^2)}{p-2}}=n\implies \cfrac{-p(p-2)(p+2)}{p-2}=n \\\\\\ \boxed{-p(p+2)=n}\hspace{5em}\cfrac{-p(p+2)}{4-p^2}`