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OpenStudy (anonymous):

x/x-1 + 3x/x+2 please solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this isn't exactly a solving question. might this whole thing be equal to something?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh hang on, i see what's going on here. my bad.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x=0 or x= 1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first you find a common denominator, which would be (x-1)(x+2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for the numerators, you'd end up with x(x+2) and 3x(x-1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that makes (x^2+2x)/(x^2+x-2) + (3x^2 -3x)/(x^2+x-2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are we cool so far?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

from there you just combine the numerators and put it all over the com denom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so (4x^2-x)/(x^2+x-2) as a final answer, though i think the factored denominator looks better, so you might want to actually leave it as (x-1)(x+2). it's up to you.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how are we doing?

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