SOLUTION: Having a hard time figuring out this problem. I am to simplify by removing factor of 1 8n^2+8n/40n^2+64n

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Question 424885: Having a hard time figuring out this problem. I am to simplify by removing factor of 1
8n^2+8n/40n^2+64n
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%288n%5E2%2B8n%29%2F%2840n%5E2%2B64n%29 Start with the given expression


%288n%28n%2B1%29%29%2F%2840n%5E2%2B64n%29 Factor out the GCF 8n from the numerator.


%288n%28n%2B1%29%29%2F%288n%285n%2B8%29%29 Factor out the GCF 8n from the denominator.


%28highlight%288n%29%28n%2B1%29%29%2F%28highlight%288n%29%285n%2B8%29%29 Highlight the common terms.


%28cross%288n%29%28n%2B1%29%29%2F%28cross%288n%29%285n%2B8%29%29 Cancel out the common terms.


%28n%2B1%29%2F%285n%2B8%29 Simplify


So %288n%5E2%2B8n%29%2F%2840n%5E2%2B64n%29 simplifies to %28n%2B1%29%2F%285n%2B8%29


In other words, %288n%5E2%2B8n%29%2F%2840n%5E2%2B64n%29=%28n%2B1%29%2F%285n%2B8%29


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