First, let's simplify each expression separately:
X*x - 16 = x^2 - 16
x*x - 6x + 9 = x^2 - 6x + 9
Now rewrite the original expression with these simplified forms:
(x^2 - 16)/(x - 3) * (x^2 - 6x + 9)/(2x - 8)
Now simplify the expression by factoring and canceling out common factors:
[(x + 4)(x - 4)]/(x - 3) * [(x - 3)^2]/[2(x - 4)]
= (x + 4) * (x - 3) / 2
So, the simplified form of the expression is:
(x + 4) * (x - 3) / 2
First, let's simplify each expression separately:
X*x - 16 = x^2 - 16
x*x - 6x + 9 = x^2 - 6x + 9
Now rewrite the original expression with these simplified forms:
(x^2 - 16)/(x - 3) * (x^2 - 6x + 9)/(2x - 8)
Now simplify the expression by factoring and canceling out common factors:
[(x + 4)(x - 4)]/(x - 3) * [(x - 3)^2]/[2(x - 4)]
= (x + 4) * (x - 3) / 2
So, the simplified form of the expression is:
(x + 4) * (x - 3) / 2