Simplify and state restrictions
We factor the denominator on the first fraction:
None of the denominators can be 0, so
we must restrict the denominators
n+8≠0, n+3≠0
n≠-8, n≠-3
However we must not divide by 0, so the numerator
of what we are dividing by must not equal 0 either
So the numerator of the second fraction also cannot
be 0, for then the fraction that we are dividing by
would be 0, and we cannot divide by zero.
n+1≠0
n≠-1
So the restrictions are n≠-8, n≠-3, and n≠-1
To finish the problem, we invert the second fraction
and multiply:
and cancel:
, n≠-8, n≠-3, n≠-1
Edwin