Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:
To simplify:

To simplify the given expression we need to factor the numerator.
We have

Using split the middle term method by splitting
into two terms
and
such that
and 
We see that [
and
]
Thus we can write
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Factoring in pairs by taking the GCF of terms in pairs.
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Factoring the whole expression as
is a common factor.
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Now, the expression can be rewritten as:
Canceling out the common expressions, we have.
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