x^2 + 2x + 1
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x^2 + 4x + 3
2006-12-21 15:07:08 · 4 answers · asked by styles4u 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
So you want to simplify:
(x^2 + 2x + 1) / (x^2 + 4x + 3)
Your first step would be to factor both of these. These are easy to factor.
[ (x + 1) (x + 1) ] / [ (x + 3) (x + 1) ]
Notice that on the top and the bottom, we have (x + 1). We can cancel those common terms, to obtain:
(x + 1) / (x + 3)
2006-12-21 15:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by Puggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(x+1)/(x+3)
2006-12-21 23:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by shadowsandfog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(x+1)^2/(x+1)(x+3)
(x+1)/(x+3)
2006-12-21 23:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you smiplify.
factorise both and cancel common part
x^2+2x+1 = (x+1)^2
and
x^2+4x+3 = (x+1)(x+3)
ratio = (x+1)/(x+3)
2006-12-22 00:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mein Hoon Na 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋