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\frac{\frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)}}{\frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4}}
Multiply \frac{a^{2}-1}{a^{2}-4} times \frac{a+2}{a^{2}-2a+1} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
\frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a^{2}-4a+4\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)\left(a+1\right)}
Divide \frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)} by \frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4} by multiplying \frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)} by the reciprocal of \frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4}.
\frac{\left(a-1\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a-2\right)^{2}}{\left(a-2\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a-1\right)^{2}}
Factor the expressions that are not already factored.
\frac{a-2}{a-1}
Cancel out \left(a-2\right)\left(a-1\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right) in both numerator and denominator.
\frac{\frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)}}{\frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4}}
Multiply \frac{a^{2}-1}{a^{2}-4} times \frac{a+2}{a^{2}-2a+1} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.
\frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a^{2}-4a+4\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)\left(a+1\right)}
Divide \frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)} by \frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4} by multiplying \frac{\left(a^{2}-1\right)\left(a+2\right)}{\left(a^{2}-4\right)\left(a^{2}-2a+1\right)} by the reciprocal of \frac{a+1}{a^{2}-4a+4}.
\frac{\left(a-1\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a-2\right)^{2}}{\left(a-2\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right)\left(a-1\right)^{2}}
Factor the expressions that are not already factored.
\frac{a-2}{a-1}
Cancel out \left(a-2\right)\left(a-1\right)\left(a+1\right)\left(a+2\right) in both numerator and denominator.
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