simplify this.
1/(x-1)+1/(4x) = 3 can you show me how you did it?

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simplify this. 
1/(x-1)+1/(4x) = 3 can you show me how you did it?

anonymous · Answer

you multiply through right?

angela210793 · Answer

u put them in the same denom which is (4x)*(x-1)
(4x-x+1)/4x*(x-1)=3

anonymous · Answer

how did you get the first part?

angela210793 · Answer

by multiplying 1/(x-1) with 4x up and down and by multiplying by(x-1) up and down (1/4x)
did u get it?

anonymous · Answer

sort of.

anonymous · Answer

so you get 4x+x-1 = 3?

anonymous · Answer

oh

anonymous · Answer

4x/4x-4+x-1/4x^2-4=3?

angela210793 · Answer

all u have to do is multiply wht u have in denom and then from wht u get in the left crossmultiply

anonymous · Answer

so confusing.

angela210793 · Answer

no it is not confusing.....just focus....multiply 4x(x-1) in denom and u get 4x^2-4x
(3x+1)/(4x^2-4x)=3 now crossmultiply 3x+1=3(4x^2-4x)

anonymous · Answer

are you multiplying the top and the bottom by (4x)(x-1)?

angela210793 · Answer

noo see here a/b+c/d=(ad+bc)/bd understand it?

anonymous · Answer

lol I guess I understand the formula..

anonymous · Answer

in this case it would be (1+4x)+(x-1+1)/(x-1)(4x)

angela210793 · Answer

in this case would be[ 1*4x-(x-1)*1]/(x-1)(4x)

anonymous · Answer

3x-4/(x-1)(4x)? lol

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry. I'm just going to skip this question for now.

anonymous · Answer

thanks for trying though.

angela210793 · Answer

I'm sorry i wish i could explain u better,how abt twiddla?