Simplify Expression?

Help plzzz also explain it I missed class and dont understand this… simplify expression x squared + 6x +8 divided by X squared + 5x+ 4

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A few days ago

MsMath

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Factor each one.

x^2 +6x +8 = (x+2)(x+4)

x^2 +5x +4 = (x+1)(x+4)

(x^2 +6x +8) / (x^2 +5x +4)

= (x+2)(x+4) / [(x+1)(x+4)]

You can cancel the (x+4)’s leaving you with

= (x+2)/(x+1)

A few days ago

Yellow_Stang

Ok what you do is first you simplify the top

x squared + 6x +8……….it comes out to be (x+4)(x+2)

then the bottom

X squared + 5x+ 4……….it comes out to be (x+4)(x+1)

now you have (x+4)(x+2) over (x+4)(x+1) now simplify that by canceling out the (x+4) from the top and bottom

now you are left with (x+2) over (x+1) and i believe that is as simplified as it can get without knowing x.

I hope this helps

A few days ago

Luke

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