College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.7 - Rational Expressions - R.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 71: 51

Answer

$-\displaystyle \frac{(11x+2)}{(x+2)(x-2)}$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \frac{x-3}{x+2}-\frac{x+4}{x-2}=... \quad LCD=(x+2)(x-2)$ $=\displaystyle \frac{(x-3)(x-2)-(x+4)(x+2)}{(x+2)(x-2)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-5x+6-(x^{2}+6x+8)}{(x+2)(x-2)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-5x+6-x^{2}-6x-8}{(x+2)(x-2)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{-11x-2}{(x-4)(x+3)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{-(11x+2)}{(x-4)(x+3)}$ $=-\displaystyle \frac{(11x+2)}{(x+2)(x-2)}$
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