Question

What is a Ratio that represents the area of the smaller rectangle in comparison to the are of larger one?

Answer 1

What do you think is the area of the small rectangle? [HINT: Leave it in factors] :)

Answer 2

It would be x(x+2) right? so x^2 + 2x??

Answer 3

Yeah but just don't solve it just yet! :D
Okay now tell me the area of the larger rectangle! :D

Answer 4

the larger rectangle's area would be... 2x(x^2 + 5x + 6) But you factor that to 2x ( x + 3) (x + 2) right???

Answer 5

Perfect! :D
Now just divide x(x+2)/2x(x+3)(x+2)
x(x+2) gets cancelled!
Giving us the answer as
1/[2(x+3)]!! :D
Getting me? :)

Answer 6

Ohhh Alright! I understand what you have to do :) Thank you!!

Answer 7

Great! :)