How do you simplify $(x+6)/(x^2-4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-10T21:02:42

$(x+6)/((x+2)(x-2)$

It is debatable whether this is any simpler?

$(x+6)/(x^2-4)$

Although we can factor the denominator, it does not really make the fraction any simpler.

$(x+6)/((x+2)(x-2)$

How do you simplify (x+6)/(x^2-4)(x+6)/(x^2-4)?