Question

HELP ASAP! MEDAL+FAN
Simplify into one fraction
-2 / x + 3 - 4/x-5

Answer 1

\[\frac{ -2 }{ x+3 }\frac{ -4 }{ x-5 }\]

Like that?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

@jager2713 that is correct, could you help me?

Answer 4

what do u think we do first? an is the an answer choice

Answer 5

I think we add the top numbers first

Answer 6

the answers are -6x - 2 / x+3)(x-5
6(x-1)/ (x+3)(x-5)
-6/(x+3)(x-5)
2/(x+3)(x-5)
I think it's the last one

Answer 7

@jager2713 are you still there?

Answer 8

the bottom is correct but you messed up at the top

Ok we simplify 2/x+3 X -4/x-5 to get \[\frac{ 2 }{ x+3 }\frac{ 4 }{ x-5 }\]

Answer 9

Now what do we do?

Answer 10

oh wait, the problem is really -2/x+3 minus 4/x-5

Answer 11

No we multiply 2*4=8 so we have \[\frac{ 8 }{ (x+3)(x-5) }\]

Answer 12

So whats the answer :D

Answer 13

but i thought we add -2 and 4

Answer 14

because we are suppose to subtract the fractions

Answer 15

It was until we simplify and got positive 2 and 4

Answer 16

oh okay so that answer we got was 8/x+3, x-5, what else is there to do?

Answer 17

Correct

Answer 18

Thats it and dont forget the parentheses
\[\frac{ 8 }{ (x+3)(x-5) }\]

Answer 19

but that is not one of the answer choices that i gave you

Answer 20

Hmm i see

Answer 21

i'll do what i think is right, but could you see if you could help me figure this one out?

(-5w^10 + 10w^8+5w^6) / (5w^5)

Answer 22

the answers are -w^5 + 5w^3 = w
-5w^5 + 10w^8 + w
-w^5 +10^8+ 5w^6
and -w^5 + 2w^3 + w