simplify this fraction 2h/h2 + 2h + 2 does the 2h cancel out?
C coolbeans33 New member Joined Sep 19, 2013 Messages 10 Sep 27, 2013 #1 simplify this fraction 2h/h2 + 2h + 2 does the 2h cancel out? Last edited by a moderator: Sep 27, 2013
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,582 Sep 27, 2013 #2 coolbeans33 said: simplify this fraction 2h/h2 + 2h + 2 does the 2h cancel out? Click to expand... Yes: . . . . .\(\displaystyle \dfrac{2h}{h^2}\, +\, 2h\, +\, 2\, =\, \dfrac{2}{h}\, +\, 2h\, +\, 2\) If the expression had been "2h / (h^2 + 2h + 2)", then the response would of course have been quite different.
coolbeans33 said: simplify this fraction 2h/h2 + 2h + 2 does the 2h cancel out? Click to expand... Yes: . . . . .\(\displaystyle \dfrac{2h}{h^2}\, +\, 2h\, +\, 2\, =\, \dfrac{2}{h}\, +\, 2h\, +\, 2\) If the expression had been "2h / (h^2 + 2h + 2)", then the response would of course have been quite different.