Divide as Indicated $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } + 16 x + 64 } { x ^ { 2 } + 17 x + 72 } \div \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 8 x } { x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 54 }$$

question 36

Multiple Choice

Divide as indicated.
- $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } + 16 x + 64 } { x ^ { 2 } + 17 x + 72 } \div \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 8 x } { x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 54 }$$

• A) \(\frac { x } { x ^ { 2 } + 17 x + 72 }\)
• B) \(\frac { x - 6 } { x ^ { 2 } + 9 x }\)
• C) \(\frac { x - 6 } { x }\)
• D) \(x - 6\)

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Definitions:

Anal Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a stage of psychosexual development centered around the child's control over bowel movements and pleasure from elimination or retention.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory that proposes children pass through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones that affect their adult personality.

Anal Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring between 18 months and three years of age, where pleasure centers on bowel and bladder elimination.

Psychosexual Development

Sigmund Freud's theory describing how personality develops through stages focused on sexual pleasure from different body areas.