Question

How do you simplify `(x+6)/(x^2-4)`?

Answer 1

`(x+6)/((x+2)(x-2)`

It is debatable whether this is any simpler?

Explanation:

`(x+6)/(x^2-4)`

Although we can factor the denominator, it does not really make the fraction any simpler.

`(x+6)/((x+2)(x-2)`