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\[(x ^{2}+12x+36) \div (x+6)\]
@amistre64
HI!!
if you are lucky you do not have to do any division factor and cancel works for this, so you are lucky!!
do you know how to factor \(x^2+12x+36\)?
im doing something wrong im so bad at division
no no don't divide
factor and cancel
okay what am i supposed to do this is so confusing
do you know what i mean by "factor"?
you can factor \[x^2+12x+36\]
i dont understand
ok then i will show you
okay cool thanks
\[x^2+12x+36\] is perfect square it factors as \[x^2+12x+36=(x+6)(x+6)=(x+6)^2\] factor means to write it as a product (multiplication)
you can check it is right by multiplying but in any case once you factor, dividing is the same as cancelling \[\frac{(x+6)(x+6)}{x+6}=\frac{\cancel{(x+6})(x+6)}{\cancel{x+6}}=x+6\]
they say "divide" but they should really say "factor and cancel"
okay i get it sorta now like it makes sense its just i feel like i cant grasp any of the information
probably because the instructions are misleading
yea i dont know because im usually very good at math and if i need help it just means i need a different explanation and im good but this is just confusing
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