Question

divide x squared minus 4 by X + 2

Answer 1

x-4 is the correct answer

Answer 2

Answer:

(x-2) is the reduced form.

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{(x^{2} - 4)}{x+2}$  is the given equation.

Now, By Algebraic Identity, we know that

$a^{2} - b^{2}  =  (a + b) (a -  b)$

Comparing it with $x^{2} - 4$ , we get

$x^{2} - 4$  = (x-2) (x+2)

⇒ $\frac{(x^{2} - 4)}{x+2}$ = $\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{(x+2)}$

= (x-2)

hence, (x-2) is the reduced form.