Simplify .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: Factorise the top: .
- Step 2: Cancel the common : the answer is .
Answer
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Why not the others: : The has only been cancelled from the second term. : This cancels with and treats the sum as a product. : This takes out of the top but then does not cancel it with the denominator.
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