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Sunny_sXe [5.5K]
3 years ago
12

Simplify the rational expressions. X^2 - 16/ X^2 + 6x + 8

Mathematics
2 answers:
Anestetic [448]3 years ago
7 0

The correct answer is x-4/x+2

Yuki888 [10]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

\large\boxed{\dfrac{x-4}{x+2}}

Step-by-step explanation:

\dfrac{x^2-16}{x^2+6x+8}=\dfrac{x^2-4^2}{x^2+4x+2x+8}\qquad\text{use}\ a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\\\\=\dfrac{(x-4)(x+4)}{x(x+4)+2(x+4)}=\dfrac{(x-4)(x+4)}{(x+4)(x+2)}\qquad\text{cancel}\ (x+4)\\\\=\dfrac{x-4}{x+2}

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