Question

Rectangle A has an area of 4 − x^2. Rectangle B has an area of x^2 + 2x − 8. In simplest form, what is the ratio of the area of Rectangle A to the area of Rectangle B? Show your work.

Answer 1

A/B

(16 - x^2) / (x^2 + 2x - 24)
(4 - x)(4 + x) / ( (x + 6)(x - 4) )
-(x - 4)(4 + x) / ( (x + 6)(x - 4) )
-(4 + x) / ( (x + 6) ) <===== the ratio

Answer 2

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