Question

(3x over x-5) - (5 over 5-x)

Answer 1

\[{3x \over x-5} - {5 \over 5-x} \]

Answer 2

yea

Answer 3

\[\frac{ 3x }{ x-5 }- \frac{ 5 }{ 5-x }= \frac{ 3x }{ x-5 }+ \frac{ 5 }{ x-5 }\]

Answer 4

its the same thing?

Answer 5

\[\frac{ 3x+5 }{ x-5 }\]

Answer 6

okay so you change it so 3x+5 to change the 5-x to x-5 right?

Answer 7

He distributed the negative into the second equation to make the negatives positive which resulted in the same denominator: x-5. (I believe that is what you're asking?)

Answer 8

yes.

Answer 9

Ok.