Divide. \[ \frac{x^{2}+x-2}{x-2} \div \frac{3 x+6}{x-3} \] Simplify your answer as much as possible. \( \square \)
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To simplify the expression \[ \frac{x^{2}+x-2}{x-2} \div \frac{3 x+6}{x-3}, \] first, we rewrite the division as multiplication by the reciprocal: \[ \frac{x^{2}+x-2}{x-2} \cdot \frac{x-3}{3x+6}. \] Next, we simplify \(3x + 6\): \[ 3x + 6 = 3(x + 2). \] Now, our expression becomes: \[ \frac{x^{2}+x-2}{x-2} \cdot \frac{x-3}{3(x+2)}. \] Now let's factor \(x^{2}+x-2\). We can find two numbers that multiply to \(-2\) and add to \(1\): \(2\) and \(-1\). Thus: \[ x^{2}+x-2 = (x + 2)(x - 1). \] Substituting this back into our expression gives us: \[ \frac{(x + 2)(x - 1)}{x - 2} \cdot \frac{x - 3}{3(x + 2)}. \] Now, we can cancel the \(x + 2\) from the numerator and denominator: \[ \frac{(x - 1)}{x - 2} \cdot \frac{x - 3}{3}. \] This simplifies to: \[ \frac{(x - 1)(x - 3)}{3(x - 2)}. \] Thus, the fully simplified result is: \[ \frac{(x - 1)(x - 3)}{3(x - 2)}. \]
