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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §8.1 Simplify Rational Expressions · Exercise 72 · Algebra · Rational expressions

Simplify Rational Expressions · Exercise 72

Explain all the steps you take to simplify the rational expression $\frac{p ^{2} + 4 p - 21}{9 - p ^{2}} .$

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §8.1 Simplify Rational Expressions · Exercise 72

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