I'm stuck on this rational expression. I factored and simplified, by what do I do next? Should I divide x/2x and 8/4?
I posted my work below.
Thank you!
I'm stuck on this rational expression. I factored and simplified, by what do I do next? Should I divide x/2x and 8/4?
I posted my work below.
Thank you!
That's as much as it can be simplified unless you wish to factor out a 2 in the denominator.
Since the numerator and denominator share no common factors, that is as far as you can simplify. $\frac{x+8}{2x+4}$ is your answer.
This is it with additional constraints $x\not=\pm2$,also $$\frac{x+8}{2x+4}\not=\frac{x}{2x}+\frac{8}{4}$$