SOLUTION: Express the rational expression in lowest terms {{{y^2+12y+32}}} / {{{y^2+16y+64}}}

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Question 41843: Express the rational expression in lowest terms
y%5E2%2B12y%2B32 / y%5E2%2B16y%2B64
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor and cancel...so that
y^2+12y+32 / y^2+16y+64 =
(y+8)(y+4) / (y+8)(y+8) =
y+4 / y+8