Simplify the rational expression. If the rational expression cannot be simplified, so state.
-$\frac { x + 3 } { x ^ { 2 } + 9 }$
A) $\frac { 1 } { x - 3 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { x + 3 }$
C) cannot be simplified
D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

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The denominator $x^2 + 9$ cannot be factored in a way that would cancel out any terms with the numerator $x + 3$, so the expression cannot be simplified further.

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Simplify the Rational Expression $\frac { x + 3 } { x ^ { 2 } + 9 }$