How do you simplify #(3x)/(x^2-x-12) - (x-1)/(x^2+6x+9) + (x-6)/(2x+6) #?
2 Answers
Explanation:
For simplifying this, we first need to factorize denominators (as numerators are already in simplest terms).
And LCD of three denominators is
Hence
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Explanation:
Look for common factors. So we need to investigate factorisation of the denominators.
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Factor out
Using a common denominator of
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Consider
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Consider
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Factoring this further