3/x +(x+1/x+2)

Simplify

Question

3/x +(x+1/x+2)

Simplify

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 3 }{x } + \frac{ x+1 }{ x+2 }$$

tkhunny · Answer

You have written $\dfrac{3}{x} + x + \dfrac{1}{x} + 2$.  Was this your intent?

Perhaps you meant 3/x + (x+1)/(x+2) = $\dfrac{3}{x} + \dfrac{x+1}{x+2}$

Do you see that your original notation is inadequate?

tkhunny · Answer

I suggest you find a common denominator and add the two fractions.

anonymous · Answer

How do you do that though?

tkhunny · Answer

Have you considered x(x+2) as the common denominator?

anonymous · Answer

I have no Idea how to do this, could you go through it step by step?

anonymous · Answer

oh, ok... that kinda helped but that wasn't a good explanation

tkhunny · Answer

You cannot judge the value of an explanation.  You can judge only what you get and what you don't.

Please add these two fractions: $\dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{1}{5}$

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 8 }{ 15 }$$

tkhunny · Answer

Do this one EXACTLY the same.  Find the common denominator and multiply each term by whatever it is missing in the denominator.  EXACTLY the same idea.