Question

How do you factor `\frac { x ^ { 2} + 10x + 16} { x ^ { 2} + 8x + 12}`?

Answer 1

`(x+8)/(x+6)`

Explanation:

`(x^2+10x+16)/(x^2+8x+12)`

=`[(x+2)(x+8)]/[(x+2)(x+6)]`

=`(x+8)/(x+6)`