Question

simplify

Answer 1

Hmm, so do you know how to get a common denominator?

Answer 2

i was thinking just like, subtract 3?? to make it x - 3, but then 3 - 3 = 0 so that wouldn't work out right...

Answer 3

Go back to the basics ;-)\[\dfrac{3\color{#C00}{\left(x-3\right)}}{x\color{#C00}{(x - 3)}} + \dfrac{13\color{#C00}x}{\color{#C00}{x}(x - 3)}\]Did you get how I did that?

Answer 4

hmm...ok...

Answer 5

Eh? You gotta be sure... it's kinda my duty to explain it to you

Answer 6

yea, i get it :] thanks

Answer 7

Err, fine lol. So you got the same denominators: \(x(x -3)\). Can you add the numerators?

Answer 8

could the answer just be 16x?? cuz that's what i got

Answer 9

@ParthKohli

Answer 10

Whoops, sorry, back

Answer 11

wait no. just 16??

Answer 12

try again... do it step by step

Answer 13

this is my work...idk what i did wrong, can you show me??

Answer 14

You can't really cancel like that.

Answer 15

Sorry for the late replies... but I am really busy

Answer 16

HINT: try using the distributive property.

Answer 17

but what can i do after that??