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Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression
Your Result:

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  • Graphical form: \"%28%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2F%28x%2B5%29%29%2A%28%28x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-16%29%29\" simplifies to \"%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29\"
  • Text form: ((x+4)^2/(x+5))*((x-4)/(x^2-16)) simplifies to (x+4)/(x+5)
  • Cartoon (animation) form:
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( ((x+4)^2/(x+5))*((x-4)/(x^2-16)) )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Look at .
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor \"highlight_red%28+%28x%2B4%29%5E2+%29\",\"highlight_red%28+1%2F%28x%2B5%29+%29\"
It becomes .
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Look at .
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor \"highlight_red%28+%28x-4%29+%29\",\"highlight_red%28+1%2F%28x%5E2-16%29+%29\"
It becomes .
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Look at .
Canceled out common factors (x-(-4))
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Look at \"%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29%2Ahighlight_red%28+%28x-4%29+%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+%28x-4%29+%29\".
Reduce similar several occurrences of \"highlight_red%28+%28x-4%29+%29\" to
It becomes \"%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29\".
Result: \"%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B5%29\"
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Universal Simplifier and Solver

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