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Simplify. Write your answer using whole numbers and variables.\newlinen2+8nn+8\frac{n^2 + 8n}{n + 8}

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Q. Simplify. Write your answer using whole numbers and variables.\newlinen2+8nn+8\frac{n^2 + 8n}{n + 8}
  1. Factor out common factor: The expression is n2+8nn+8\frac{n^2 + 8n}{n + 8}. We can see that there is a common factor of nn in the numerator that can be factored out.\newlinen2+8n=n(n+8)n^2 + 8n = n(n + 8)
  2. Rewrite with factored numerator: Now we rewrite the expression with the factored numerator: n(n+8)n+8\frac{n(n + 8)}{n + 8}
  3. Cancel out common factor: We notice that (n+8)(n + 8) is a common factor in both the numerator and the denominator. We can cancel out this common factor, as long as nn is not equal to 8-8 (which would make the denominator zero and the expression undefined).\newlinen(n+8)n+8=n\frac{n(n + 8)}{n + 8} = n
  4. Final simplified expression: The expression is now simplified to nn, assuming n8n \neq -8.

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