2x + 8
--------- ?
x + 4
2007-07-09 11:26:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
factor 2(x+4) / (x+4) and cancel the common factor x+4
you get 2 for all x such that x not= -4
2007-07-09 11:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by gfulton57 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 (x + 4) / (x + 4) = 2
2007-07-13 17:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(2x+8) / (x+4) = ( 2*(x+4))/(x+4)
= 2 * (x+4)/(x+4)
= 2 * 1
= 2
2007-07-09 18:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
factor out a 2 from 2x + 8 which makes the fraction....
2(x+4)
---------
x+4
Now you can cancel out x+4.
So the fraction is actually equal to 2!
2007-07-09 18:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by sadsongs55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
factor 2x+ 8 then cancell
answer is 2
2007-07-09 18:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by CPUcate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋