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6x+24/x^2+7x+12 simplify

User Juil
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Please enclose the denominator in parentheses to reduce ambiquity.

6x+24/x^2+7x+12

becomes

6(x+4) 6(x+4)
------------------ = ---------------- Cancel the factors (x+4)
(x^2+7x+12) (x+4)(x+3)

6
= -------------
x+3
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