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Question
Simplify `((2x + 1)(x - 2))/(x - 4) - ((2x^2 - 5x + 2))/(x - 4)`
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Solution
`((2x + 1)(x - 2))/(x - 4) - ((2x^2 - 5x + 2))/(x - 4)`
= `((2x + 1)(x - 2) - (2x^2 - 5x + 2))/(x - 4)`
= `(2x^2 - 4x + x - 2 - 2x^2 + 5x - 2)/(x - 4)`
= `(2x - 4)/(x - 4)`
= `(2(x - 2))/(x - 4)`
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