Answer these questions about the steps of simplifying this rational expression:


Part A What is the GCF of the terms in the numerator and denominator? Rewrite the expression by factoring out any common factors.

Part B Write the quadratic expressions in the numerator and the denominator in factored form.

Part C Cancel the common factor of the numerator and the denominator to write the expression in simplified form.

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