Answer:
(x-2)/(2x+8)
Step-by-step explanation:
The first step to solve this expression is to use a² - 2a b + b² = (a - b)² to factor the expression
Factor out 2 from the expression
Write 2x as a difference
Factor out x from the expression
Factor out -2 from the expression
Factor out x + 4 from the expression
Reduce the fraction with x - 2
Finally,, distribute 2 through the parenthesis to find your answer
This means that the correct answer to your question is (x-2)/(2x+8)
Answer:
x + 6
----------- for all x EXCEPT x = -6
x + 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Note that the numerator, x^2 + 12 x + 36, factors into (x + 6)^2, and that
the denominator factors into (x + 6)(x - 2).
Thus, the given expression reduces to:
(x + 6)(x + 6)
-----------------------
(x + 6)(x + 2)
and can be reduced to:
x + 6
----------- This is true for all x EXCEPT x = -6. At x = -6, the expression
x + 2 is not defined.
