SOLUTION: I was adding the algebraic fractions a/a+3 and 4/a+5. I got a^2+5a/(a+3)(a+5)+4a+12/(a+3)(a+5). I added the numerators and got a^2+9a+12, but I can't factor it. Is it possible?

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Question 135471This question is from textbook Prentice Hall New York Integrated Algebra
: I was adding the algebraic fractions a/a+3 and 4/a+5. I got a^2+5a/(a+3)(a+5)+4a+12/(a+3)(a+5). I added the numerators and got a^2+9a+12, but I can't factor it. Is it possible?This question is from textbook Prentice Hall New York Integrated Algebra

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A^2+9A+12 CAN BE FACTORED BY USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION:
aX^2+bX+c
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
YOU'LL GET ANSWERS OF (-1.62 & -7.37).