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OpenStudy (anonymous):

*** Will give you a medal *** What is the difference in simplest form? (n^2+3n+2)/(n^2+6b+8) - 2n/n+4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@hartnn

hartnn (hartnn):

i assume thats 6n instead of 6b also first factor both the quadratics.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay. and yeah the teacher made a typo and you caught it before i did lol.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so.. (n+1)(n+2)/(n+4)(n+2)

hartnn (hartnn):

what gets cancelled. ? what remains ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are left with n+1/n+4

hartnn (hartnn):

now do u see the common denom. ? just combine the numerators...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3n+1/n+4 ????

hartnn (hartnn):

n+1 -2n =... ? did you add 2n ? O.o

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes lol. so it will be 1-n/4+n

hartnn (hartnn):

yes, and again, use paranthesis properly.. (1-n)/(n+4)

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