Question

Simplify
Question & options below.

Answer 1

`\frac{ {x}^(2) + 5x - 14}{ {x}^(2) + 8x + 7}`
factor top and bottom individually, then cross off any like terms on both top and bottom

`((x + 7)(x - 2))/((x + 7)(x + 1)) = ((x - 2))/((x + 1))`
So B) is the correct answer