SOLUTION: reduce to simplest form y^2+16y+63/y^2+17y+72

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Question 913046: reduce to simplest form
y^2+16y+63/y^2+17y+72
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor as much as possible. Afterward, cancel out common terms between the numerator and denominator.

%28y%5E2%2B16y%2B63%29%2F%28y%5E2%2B17y%2B72%29

%28%28y%2B7%29%28y%2B9%29%29%2F%28y%5E2%2B17y%2B72%29

%28%28y%2B7%29%28y%2B9%29%29%2F%28%28y%2B8%29%28y%2B9%29%29



%28%28y%2B7%29%2Across%28%28y%2B9%29%29%29%2F%28%28y%2B8%29%2Across%28%28y%2B9%29%29%29

%28y%2B7%29%2F%28y%2B8%29

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So %28y%5E2%2B16y%2B63%29%2F%28y%5E2%2B17y%2B72%29 simplifies to %28y%2B7%29%2F%28y%2B8%29


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