What will this be, when it's factorised and simplified?
I don't see any further than this, (x+3)(x+2) / 2x + 1
Your factorized version makes clear that all the terms
x^2 + 5x + 6
are all in the numerator. But you still haven't clarified whether that +1 at the end is in the denominator.
You should add grouping indicators to clarify this. If the problem is
(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x + 1)
then I agree; the only thing we can do is factor the numerator to get
(x+3) (x+2) / (2x+1)
On the other hand, if the problem is actually
[(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x)] + 1
then we can perhaps do more:
[(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x)] + [(2x)/(2x)]
= (x^2 + 7x + 6) / (2x)
= (x+6) (x+1) / (2x)
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Your factorized version makes clear that all the terms
x^2 + 5x + 6
are all in the numerator. But you still haven't clarified whether that +1 at the end is in the denominator.
You should add grouping indicators to clarify this. If the problem is
(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x + 1)
then I agree; the only thing we can do is factor the numerator to get
(x+3) (x+2) / (2x+1)
On the other hand, if the problem is actually
[(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x)] + 1
then we can perhaps do more:
[(x^2 + 5x + 6) / (2x)] + [(2x)/(2x)]
= (x^2 + 7x + 6) / (2x)
= (x+6) (x+1) / (2x)