Question

Reduce the fraction w^2+5w+6/w^2-w-12

Answer 1

Upon factoring the numerator and denominator...

(w^2+5w+6)/(w^2-w-12) becomes:

((w+2)(w+3))/((w-4)(w+3)) so the (w+3)s cancel out leaving:

(w+2)/(w-4)