Help me answer this please

D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Simplify the numerator and denominator separately. Let's do the numerator first. In the numerator, we have: . We can factor this.

(I did this by picking two numbers that multiply to -9 and add to -8. -9 and 1 are the only possible candidates).

Now, let's simplify the denominator. The denominator is:

Thus, all together we will have:

We can cancel the (x-9) term. Thus:

1

step-by-step explanation:

it's the only multiple of both and the least