What is the simplified form of
12z^2+25z+12
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3z^2-2z-8

How do you do this?

Question

What is the simplified form of  
12z^2+25z+12
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3z^2-2z-8

How do you do this?

anonymous · Answer

simplified:37z+14/z-6

anonymous · Answer

add all common factors.

anonymous · Answer

the answers they give me look like 

4z+3
-----
z+2

so how would i get to this. (that's not the actual answer, it's one of the options)

abb0t · Answer

yEAH @Fireflame13 smh. eXPLAIN!

abb0t · Answer

Anyways, what you want to do first is factor the numerator and denominator to see if you can cancel out any terms. Do you know how to factor?

anonymous · Answer

i factor them seperately?

abb0t · Answer

Well, yeah. The numerator and the denominator are two different functions, so yes. Factor them seperately :)

anonymous · Answer

okay. i dont have paper so i'm figuring this out lol, give me a minute

anonymous · Answer

i cant find a number to factor the numerator. i tried 1 and 12, 2 and 6, and 3 and 4..

mertsj · Answer

Try 3 and 4 again.