Simplify the following expression.

\(\frac{x^2-2 x-63}{x^2+14 x+49}\)

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  1. \(\frac{x+9}{x+7}\)
  2. \(\frac{x-7}{x+7}\)
  3. \(\frac{x+7}{x-7}\)
  4. \(\frac{x-9}{x+7}\)

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Option 4 : \(\frac{x-9}{x+7}\)
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Calculation:

\(\frac{x^2-2 x-63}{x^2+14 x+49}\)

⇒ {x2 - 9x + 7x - 63}/{x2 + 7x + 7x + 49}

⇒ {x(x - 9) + 7 (x - 9)}/{x(x + 7) + 7(x + 7)}

⇒ {(x -9) × (x + 7)}/{(x + 7) × (x + 7)} 

⇒ \(\frac{x-9}{x+7}\)

∴ The correct option is 4.

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