Thread: simplifying each rational expression

4t+12
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t^2-9

1.)

Factor out the common terms. In this case, the only common term is 4:



2.)

Recognize this as a difference of squares to get:

Thank you so much, but i am just clarifying this is the final answer

4(t+3)
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(t+3)(t-3)

Yes those are the final answers. I am a bit confused. Was it two questions like I did or was it supposed to be like this:



If it was one question and it is a division statement, then you can also cancel out the (t+3) terms to get a final answer of:

it was all one question i am not sure how to write it liek u do

4t+12
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t^2-9