SOLUTION: Add. Express the answer in simplest form. 8/s+8/s^2

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Question 104358: Add. Express the answer in simplest form.

8/s+8/s^2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%2Fs%2B8%2Fs%5E2
%28s%2Fs%29%2A%288%2Fs%29%2B8%2Fs%5E2Multiply first term by (s/s) to get same denominator.
%288s%2B8%29%2Fs%5E2Add the fractions.
8%28s%2B1%29%2Fs%5E2Factor out the 8.