Question

Reduce the following rational expression to lowest terms, if possible.

8x+40/8x^2+72x+160

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 8x+40 }{ 8x^2+72+160 }\]
\[\frac{ 8(x+5 }{ 8(x^2+9x+20) }\]
\[8(x+5)(x+4)\]

Answer 2

Then both 8(x+5) cancels out & I'm left with:
\[\frac{ 1 }{(x+4) }\]

Answer 3

@Hero

Answer 4

@ganeshie8 , is this correct?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Really?! omg! yaaaay! lol