Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.5 Rational Expressions - R.5 Exercises - Page 54: 82

Answer

$\frac{x^3-25x+6}{x+5}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Perform operations to the numerator: $\frac{6}{x^2-25}+x=x+\frac{6}{x^2-25}=\frac{x^3-25x+6}{x^2-25}=\frac{x^3-25x+6}{(x+5)(x-5)}$ Step 2. Use the above result in the original expression, we have: $\frac{\frac{6}{x^2-25}+x}{\frac{1}{x-5}}=\frac{\frac{x^3-25x+6}{(x+5)(x-5)}}{\frac{1}{x-5}}=\frac{x^3-25x+6}{(x+5)(x-5)}\cdot\frac{x-5}{1}=\frac{x^3-25x+6}{x+5}$
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