Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.5 Rational Expressions - R.5 Exercises - Page 54: 81

Answer

$\frac{p^3-16p+3}{p+4}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Perform operations to the numerator: $\frac{3}{p^2-16}+p=\frac{3+p^3-16p}{p^2-16}=\frac{p^3-16p+3}{(p+4)(p-4)}$ Step 2. Use the above result in the original expression, we have: $\frac{\frac{3}{p^2-16}+p}{\frac{1}{p-4}}=\frac{\frac{p^3-16p+3}{(p+4)(p-4)}}{\frac{1}{p-4}}=\frac{p^3-16p+3}{(p+4)(p-4)}\cdot\frac{p-4}{1}=\frac{p^3-16p+3}{p+4}$
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