Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 675: 13

Answer

$ \frac{1}{n+2}$

Work Step by Step

Since we already have common denominators, we can add and simplify the numerators: $\frac{n}{n^2 + 4n + 4} + \frac{2}{n^2 + 4n + 4} =\frac{n+2}{n^2 + 4n + 4}$ We now need to factor the denominator to see if there are any common factors: $\frac{n+2}{n^2 + 4n + 4} = \frac{n+2}{(n+2)(n+2)}$ $(n+2)$ will cancel from the numerator and denominator: $ \frac{n+2}{(n+2)(n+2)} = \frac{1}{n+2}$
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