1. **State the problem:** Multiply and divide the rational expressions:
$$\frac{x-1}{x^2+5x+6} \cdot \frac{x^2+x-2}{3} \div \frac{x-1}{3x}$$
2. **Rewrite the division as multiplication by the reciprocal:**
$$\frac{x-1}{x^2+5x+6} \cdot \frac{x^2+x-2}{3} \cdot \frac{3x}{x-1}$$
3. **Factor all polynomials where possible:**
- Factor the quadratic in the denominator: $$x^2+5x+6 = (x+2)(x+3)$$
- Factor the quadratic in the numerator: $$x^2+x-2 = (x+2)(x-1)$$
4. **Substitute the factored forms:**
$$\frac{x-1}{(x+2)(x+3)} \cdot \frac{(x+2)(x-1)}{3} \cdot \frac{3x}{x-1}$$
5. **Multiply all numerators and denominators:**
Numerator: $$(x-1)(x+2)(x-1)(3x)$$
Denominator: $$3(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)$$
6. **Write the full expression:**
$$\frac{(x-1)(x+2)(x-1)(3x)}{3(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)}$$
7. **Cancel common factors:**
- Cancel one $(x-1)$ from numerator and denominator:
$$\frac{\cancel{(x-1)}(x+2)(x-1)(3x)}{3(x+2)(x+3)\cancel{(x-1)}}$$
- Cancel $(x+2)$ from numerator and denominator:
$$\frac{(x-1)\cancel{(x+2)}(3x)}{3\cancel{(x+2)}(x+3)}$$
8. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$\frac{(x-1)(3x)}{3(x+3)}$$
- Cancel 3 in numerator and denominator:
$$\frac{(x-1)\cancel{3}x}{\cancel{3}(x+3)}$$
9. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\frac{x(x-1)}{x+3}$$
**Answer:** $$\boxed{\frac{x(x-1)}{x+3}}$$
Multiply Divide Rational 732F81
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