SOLUTION: what is the lcd of x2-4 and x2+5x+6?

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Question 637930: what is the lcd of x2-4 and x2+5x+6?








Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find lcd of x%5E2-4 and x%5E2%2B5x%2B6, first factor them
x%5E2-4=%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29
x%5E2%2B5x%2B6.....replace 5x with 2x%2B3x
x%5E2%2B2x%2B3x%2B6...group
%28x%5E2%2B2x%29%2B%283x%2B6%29
x%28x%2B2%29%2B3%28x%2B2%29
%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29
as you can see lcd is %28x%2B2%29