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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Radical expressions question ..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

this is a rational question...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Tha's what I meant, my bad.

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

\[\huge \frac{x^2 + 6x + 8}{4 - x^2} \implies \frac{(x+4)(x+2)}{(4+x)(4-x)}\] does that help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it's C, then...

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

why do you say so?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Becuase the top is positive, and the bottom is negative.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right ?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

find something to cancel out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So then if I cancel the four it would be d for sure !

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

what did you cancel?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm confused !!

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

let me rephrase this... \[\huge \frac{(x+4)(x+2)}{(x+4)(4-x)}\] 4 + x can also be written as x + 4 because of commutatie property of addition do you know what to do now?

OpenStudy (raden):

4-x^2 = (2+x)(2-x)

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