(m+1/2)/(6m+3)/4m

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To simplify the expression \((m + \frac{1}{2}) / (6m + 3) / 4m\), we can rewrite it for clarity:

\[ \frac{(m + \frac{1}{2})}{(6m + 3)} \div (4m) \]

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. Thus, we can rewrite the expression as:

\[ \frac{(m + \frac{1}{2})}{(6m + 3)} \times \frac{1}{4m} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ \frac{(m + \frac{1}{2})}{(6m + 3) \cdot 4m} \]

Next, we can simplify the denominator:

\[ 6m + 3 = 3(2m + 1) \]

So, the denominator becomes:

\[ (3(2m + 1)) \cdot (4m) = 12m(2m + 1) \]

Now our expression looks like this:

\[ \frac{(m + \frac{1}{2})}{12m(2m + 1)} \]

Next, we can simplify the numerator \(m + \frac{1}{2}\) by expressing it as:

\[ \frac{2m + 1}{2} \quad \text{(multiplying by } \frac{2}{2} \text{)} \]

So our expression now becomes:

\[ \frac{\frac{2m + 1}{2}}{12m(2m + 1)} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ \frac{2m + 1}{2 \cdot 12m(2m + 1)} = \frac{1}{24m} \]

(Note that \(2m + 1\) in the numerator and denominator cancels out.)

Thus, the simplified expression is:

\[ \frac{1}{24m} \]

So your final answer is:

\[ \frac{1}{24m} \]