Question

Explain in words how to find the area of the rectangle below. Be sure to show all the work to receive credit.

Answer 1

Factor x^2 - 4 into (x - 2)(x + 2). Cancel out the x + 2 factor. Then multiply.

`\frac{9x + 14}{ {x}^(2) - 4} * (x + 2)/(x + 1)`

`(9x + 14)/((x - 2)(x + 2)) * (x + 2)/(x + 1)`

`(9x + 14)/((x - 2)(x + 1))`