[tex]\displaystyle \\
E(x)= \frac{x^2-2x}{(x-3)^2-1} = \\ \\ \\
= \frac{x(x-2)}{x^2-6x +9 -1} = \\ \\ \\
= \frac{x(x-2)}{x^2-6x +8} = \\ \\ \\
= \frac{x(x-2)}{\underbrace{x^2-2x} - \underbrace{4x +8}} = \\ \\ \\
= \frac{x(x-2)}{x(x-2) - 4(x -2)} = \\ \\ \\
= \frac{x(x-2)}{(x-2)( x- 4)} = \boxed{\frac{x}{ x- 4} }[/tex]