Question

What is the simplified form of 8x / x^2+4x+4 divided by 4x^2 /x^2-4 ?

Answer 1

can you factorizing ?

Answer 2

When dividing by rational functions, you should actually multiply by the reciprocal(flip it).

Answer 3

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Answer 4

it is (x-2)/2x(x+2) correct?

Answer 5

\[[8x \div(x ^{2} +4x+4) ] \times[(x ^{2}-4)/4x ^{2}]\]

Answer 6

sashley - so yes but for you can simplifie you need factoriz it completly - if this is possibile

Answer 7

yeah

Answer 8

x^2 +4x +4 = ?
x^2 -4 = ?

Answer 9

and you need to know again how you divide two fractions

Answer 10

x^2 +4x +4 = (x+2)(x+2)
Difference of squares x^2 -4 = (x-2)(x+2)

Answer 11

sashley -right and the next step ?

Answer 12

how you divide two fractions ?

Answer 13

look at my posts above

Answer 14

for ornadios can you rewrite it step by step ? please