Answer:
[tex]{ \tt{ = \frac{ {p}^{2} + 8p + 16 }{ {p}^{2} - 16 } }} \\ \\ = { \tt{ \frac{ {(x + 4)}^{2} }{(x - 4)(x + 4)} }} \\ \\ = { \tt{ \frac{(x + 4)}{(x - 4)} }}[/tex]