Question
Simplify the expression
(\dfrac{x^2-4x+4}{x^2-1} -\dfrac{x}{x-1} ) \cdotp \dfrac{x-1}{x-2}
Simplify the expression
(\dfrac{x^2-4x+4}{x^2-1} -\dfrac{x}{x-1} ) \cdotp \dfrac{x-1}{x-2}
Using perfect square and difference of squares formula
(\dfrac{x^2-4x+4}{x^2-1} -\dfrac{x}{x-1} ) \cdotp \dfrac{x-1}{x-2}
=[\dfrac{(x-2)^2}{(x-1)(x+1)}-\dfrac{x}{x-1} ]\cdotp \dfrac{x-1}{x-2}
=\dfrac{x-2}{x+1} -\dfrac{x}{x-2}
=\dfrac{x^2-4x+4-x^2-x}{x^2-x-2}
=\dfrac{4-5x}{x^2-x-2}