Question

Rectangle A has an area of 16 - x^2. Rectangle B has an area of x^2 + 2x - 24. In simplest form, what is the ratio of the area of Rectangle A to the area of Rectangle B?

Answer 1

A/B=(16-x^2)/(x^2+2x-24)
(4-x)(4+x)/(x-4)(x+6)
-(4+x)/(x+6)