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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to solve these fractions?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 x / x + 1 + 6 / x - 1 - 10 / x ^ 2 - 1

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

factor "x^2 -1" then get common denominator to combine everything into 1 fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\Large \frac{5x}{x+1}+\frac{6}{x-1}+\frac{10}{x^2-1}\] this is your question ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

since x^2-1=(x+1)(x-1) so take LCM (x^2-1) \[\Large \frac{5x(x-1)+6(x+1)+10}{x^2-1}\] can you simplify it now ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes thats my question, hold on I have a slow internet connection. So for the first part I multiply the 5 by 1 get 5, add the x giving me 5x^2? Then add the 6 & 10?

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