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Documenting Standardization Procedures for Rational Models

You are a junior analyst tasked with documenting the standard procedure for normalizing two cost-efficiency models so they can be compared in a unified report. The models are represented by the expressions 8x22x3\frac{8}{x^2 - 2x - 3} and 3xx2+4x+3\frac{3x}{x^2 + 4x + 3}. Your supervisor has already determined that the Least Common Denominator (LCD) for these models is (x+1)(x3)(x+3)(x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 3).

In a brief essay, recall and describe the step-by-step mathematical procedure required to rewrite these two expressions with the shared LCD. Specifically, explain how you would factor the current denominators, how you identify the 'missing factor' for each expression, and what the final simplified numerators would be for both expressions once the conversion is complete.

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