Question

preform the indicated operation of subtraction on the two rational expressions and reduce to lowest terms ((4x+5)/(x^2-4x+4)) - ((3)/(x-2))

Answer 1

\[\frac{4x+5}{x^2-4x+4}-\frac{3}{x-2}\]note that:\[x^2-4x+4=(x-2)^2\]can you solve this now?

Answer 2

-11?

Answer 3

how did you get -11?

Answer 4

from \[x+11\div(x-2)^2\]

Answer 5

the equation you just wrote down is the correct answer. but it does not simplify down to -11.

Answer 6

so answer is:\[\frac{x+11}{(x-2)^2}\]

Answer 7

oh okay thanks

Answer 8

yw