[tex]E(x)=(x^2-1):(x+\frac{x^2-4}{2x-4}\cdot \frac{2x+4}{x^2+4x+4})\\
E(x)=(x^2-1):(x+\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{2(x-2)}\cdot \frac{2(x+2)}{(x+2)^2})\\
E(x)=(x^2-1):(x+1)\\
E(x)=\frac{(x-1)(x+1)}{x+1}\boxed{\bold{\Rightarrow E(x)=x-1\forall\ x\in \mathbb{R}-\{\pm 2,-1\}}}
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