Question

What is the difference of x plus 2 all over the quantity x minus 4, quantity squared. − x over x minus 4.?

Answer 1

\[\frac{ x+2 }{ (x-4)^{2} }-\frac{ x }{x-4}\]

Answer 2

Do you want to combine like terms or what?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

well I think @Dtan1293

Answer 5

Easy, get common denominators then continue.

Answer 6

so then multiply (x-4) by the numerator and denominator on the right hand side

Answer 7

just on the right hand side?

Answer 8

im lost when it comes to this

Answer 9

@Dtan1293 you can't do that. It's an Expression not an equation

Answer 10

You have to get common denominators

Answer 11

okay so how do I do that?

Answer 12

Multiply the second by another x-4, top and bottom

Answer 13

okay ss it is now \[\frac{ x+2 }{ (--4)^{2} }-\frac{ x-4(x) }{ x-4(x-4) }\] ?

Answer 14

so

Answer 15

(x-4)^2

Answer 16

There you go

Answer 17

then what?

Answer 18

Distribute the top then do the needed operation

Answer 19

okay thankyou