How to simplify (n+2)!/(n+1)! Please explain?

1 Answer
May 2, 2017

This can be simplified to #n + 2#.

Explanation:

The definition of #n!# is #n! = n(n - 1)(n - 2)(...)(2)(1)# and also #0! = 1#.

Using this definition, we have:

#=((n + 2)(n + 1)!)/((n + 1)!)#

#= n + 2#

Hopefully this helps!