Question

Find the least common denominator for the following pair of rational expressions.

Answer 1

\[\left(\begin{matrix}3 \\ p^2+12p+32\end{matrix}\right),\left(\begin{matrix}2 \\ p^2+2p-8\end{matrix}\right)\]

Answer 2

factorize the denominators first

Answer 3

oh yeah their is supposed to be a line between top and bottom numbers

Answer 4

p^2+12p+32=(p+4)(p+8)
p^2+2p-8=(p-2)(p+4)

so the least common denominator is:(p+8)(p+4)(p-2)

Answer 5

thanks