x²+x+1÷(x²+1)(x+2)

Question

evaluate: x²+x+1÷(x²+1)(x+2)

 

 

Answer 1

According to the order of operations, this problem would be

x²+x+[1÷(x²+1)] (x+2)  which I rather doubt is what you intend.

 

Because you have to type on one line, rather than using a whiteboard, it's not easy to write rational algebraic expressions, where you have a lengthy multi-term numerator and a similar denominator.

 

if your overall numerator is x²+x+1 and your overrall denominator is (x²+1)(x+2), that's one thing.  Or is your denominator just (x²+1) and the other factor (x+2) is a subsequent multiplier of the quotient, that's quite another thing.

 

So it's unclear exactly what the problem is.  Also, the instructions say to EVALUATE, which implies to me to find the value when a specific value of x is substituted.

 

IN SUMMARY, parenthesize correctly and clarify the instructions.