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Simplify
Solution:
Consider the given equation above
The numerator has no common factor but we can group the first three terms as follows
The grouped terms is a perfect trinomial square. We can rewrite it in terms of square of a binomial as follows
Factor the numerator by the difference of two squares, we have
Remove the common factor at the denominator, we have
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is (x + y + 2). Cross out their GCF and simplify into lowest term. Therefore, the final answer is
