College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter P, Prerequisites - Chapter P Review - Concept Check - Page 75: 14

Answer

$x$

Work Step by Step

You would cancel out the common factors in the numerator and denominator. We simplify likewise. $\frac{x^2+x}{x+1}=\frac{(1+x)*x}{x+1}=x$
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