SOLUTION: reduce to lowest terms: x^2+5x+6/x^2-9

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Question 4601: reduce to lowest terms:
x^2+5x+6/x^2-9
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%5E2%2B5x%2B6%29%2F%28x%5E2-9%29 can be factorised on the numerator and denominator, to give: %28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x-3%29%29. You can now see like terms that can be cancelled, so we are left with %28x%2B2%29%2F%28x-3%29

jon.