SOLUTION: x+4 -------- x^2+12x+32 The dashed lines are a bar, but how would you simplify this expression?

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Question 879335: x+4
--------
x^2+12x+32
The dashed lines are a bar, but how would you simplify this expression?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In pure text, (x+4)/(x^2+12x+32)

and this same pure text with the triple curly braces rendering tags:
%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B12x%2B32%29

The denominator can be factored.

%28x%2B4%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B8%29%29
cross%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x%2B4%29%29%28x%2B8%29%29

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