SOLUTION: simplify (x+4)^2 over (x^2+5x+4)

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Question 1019084: simplify (x+4)^2 over (x^2+5x+4)
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The key technique is to factor and cancel...so from

we get

Now cancel an x+4 and get

That's it.

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