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9 - b^2 / b^2 - b - 6

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2007-04-20 03:47:37 · 2 answers · asked by Justin M 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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[9 - b²] / [b² - b - 6] =
[(3 + b)(3 - b)] / [(b - 3)(b + 2)] =
-[(3 + b)(b - 3)] / [(b - 3)(b + 2)] =
-(3+b) / (b+2)

2007-04-20 03:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by Philo 7 · 1 0

The question should be written as:-
(9 - b²) / (b² - b - 6)
= (3 - b).(3 + b) / (b - 3).(b + 2)
= - (b - 3).(3 + b) / (b - 3).(b + 2)
= - (3 + b) / (b + 2)

2007-04-20 12:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Como 7 · 0 0

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