SOLUTION: � Explain what the student did wrong. � Next, show how to simplify the fraction correctly. Sara simplifies the expression as follows: x^2+6x+9/x+3 (step two of the student

Question 458221: � Explain what the student did wrong.
� Next, show how to simplify the fraction correctly.
Sara simplifies the expression as follows:
x^2+6x+9/x+3
(step two of the students problem.)
(link is to the image of the problem.)
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n551/Ghost-1332/problem.jpg
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This is wrong because you can only cancel factors of a numerator
with factors of a denominator.  You may not cancel terms.

  

Here's how to simplify it correctly

  

Factor the numerator:

  

Now you can cancel the factor 

  

  
 
Edwin

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