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What is the completely factor simplified form of the rational expression below?

x²+6x/x+5 4x+15/x+5
A. x²+2x-15/x+5
B. x²+2x+15x/+5
C.x+5
D. x-3

What is the completely factor simplified form of the rational expression below? x-example-1
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Answer:A

Explanation:

To simplify the rational expression (x²+6x)/(x+5) + (4x+15)/(x+5), we first factor the numerator of the first fraction as x(x+6). Then, we factor the numerator of the second fraction as 4(x+3). Now, we can combine the fractions by finding a common denominator of (x+5) and adding the numerators:

(x²+6x)/(x+5) + (4x+15)/(x+5) = (x(x+6) + 4(x+3))/(x+5)

Simplifying the numerator further, we get:

(x²+6x + 4x + 12)/(x+5) = (x²+10x+12)/(x+5)

Now we can factor the numerator by finding two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to 10. Those numbers are 2 and 6. So we can write:

(x²+10x+12)/(x+5) = (x+2)(x+6)/(x+5)

Therefore, the completely factored and simplified form of the given rational expression is (x+2)(x+6)/(x+5). So the answer is A.

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