Precalculus Examples

$\frac{2}{4 x - 8}$

Step 1

Factor $4$ out of $4 x - 8$ .

Tap for more steps...

Step 1.1

Factor $4$ out of $4 x$ .

$\frac{2}{4 (x) - 8}$

Step 1.2

Factor $4$ out of $- 8$ .

$\frac{2}{4 x + 4 \cdot - 2}$

Step 1.3

Factor $4$ out of $4 x + 4 \cdot - 2$ .

$\frac{2}{4 (x - 2)}$

Step 2

Reduce the expression $\frac{2}{4 (x - 2)}$ by cancelling the common factors.

Tap for more steps...

Step 2.1

Factor $2$ out of $2$ .

$\frac{2 (1)}{4 (x - 2)}$

Step 2.2

Factor $2$ out of $4 (x - 2)$ .

$\frac{2 (1)}{2 (2 (x - 2))}$

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 (2 (x - 2))}$

Step 2.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{2 (x - 2)}$

Enter YOUR Problem