Rectangle A has an area of 16 − x2. Rectangle B has an area of x2 + 2x − 24. In simplest form, what is the ratio of the area of Rectangle A to the area of Rectangle B? Show your work.

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anonymous · Answer

so it would look like this but what do I do next?

$$\frac{ 16-x2 }{ x2+2x-24 }$$

jhonyy9 · Answer

can you factorizing these 

like 16-x^2 = -(x-4)(x+4)
and on denominator like (x+6)(x-4)

jhonyy9 · Answer

rewrite using this factorization and simplifie what you can and will see there what will be the ratio 

ok ?

anonymous · Answer

ok i get it thank you sooooooooo much :D

jhonyy9 · Answer

yw

good luck