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Perform the indicated operation to determine if the givensimplification is correct. If it is correct, select TRUE. If it is notcorrect, select FALSE.1x + 3 x + 422 + 7x + 12 2+5x + 5

Perform the indicated operation to determine if the givensimplification is correct-example-1
User Awl
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We have


(x+3)/(x^2+7x+12)\cdot(x+4)/(x+5)

First, we will factorize the square term


(x+3)/(\mleft(x+4\mright)(x+3))\cdot(x+4)/(x+5)

Then we simplify


(1)/(x+4)\cdot(x+4)/(x+5)=(x+4)/((x+4)(x+5))

We simplify


(1)/((x+5))

As we can see the simplification given is TRUE

ANSWER

TRUE

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