SOLUTION: Please help!, we worked on this problem for 2 hrs last night. x^2+x+2 /x+2 ___________ _ X^2+4X+3 /x+3 The book says the answer is "1",but we can't get there. Thanks for y

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Question 71714This question is from textbook Chart Your Success on the Compass
: Please help!, we worked on this problem for 2 hrs last night.
x^2+x+2 /x+2
_____________
X^2+4X+3 /x+3
The book says the answer is "1",but we can't get there. Thanks for your assistance, Carol This question is from textbook Chart Your Success on the Compass

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Carol,
Either your book is wrong, or you typed in your expression wrong.
x^2+x+2 /x+2
_____________
X^2+4X+3 /x+3
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%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B1%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%29

%28%28x%5E2%2Bx%2B2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28x%2B1%29
x%5E2%2Bx%2B2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29 divided by (x+1)/1 flip and multiply.
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If this is one of the answers you came up with in your two hours, write the correct answer in the back of your book for the next guy, so that doesn't happen to them.
Happy Calculating!!!!