Problem

Which of the following properly factors the expression to prepare for reducing? (A) $\frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{(x-2)^{2}}=\frac{(x-3)(x-1)}{(x-2)(x-2)}$ (B) $\frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{(x-2)^{2}}=\frac{(x-3)(x-1)}{(x-2)(x+2)}$ (C) $\frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{(x-2)^{2}}=\frac{(x-1)(x-2)}{(x-2)(x-2)}$ (D) $\frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{(x-2)^{2}}=\frac{(x-1)(x-2)}{(x-2)(x+2)}$

Solution

Step 1 :The problem is asking to factorize the expression \( \frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{(x-2)^{2}} \).

Step 2 :The numerator \( x^{2}-3 x+2 \) can be factorized into \( (x-1)(x-2) \).

Step 3 :The denominator is already in the factorized form \( (x-2)^{2} \).

Step 4 :So, the correct factorization of the given expression is \( \frac{(x-1)(x-2)}{(x-2)(x-2)} \).

Step 5 :Checking the options, we find that this matches with option (C).

Step 6 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{(C)}\)

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