College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter P - Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra - Exercise Set P.6 - Page 87: 66

Answer

$\frac{x-2}{(x+1)}; x \ne 2,3, -1;$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x-3}{x-\frac{3}{x-2}}$ $=\frac{x-3}{\frac{x(x-2)-3}{x-2}}$ $=\frac{x-3}{\frac{x^{2}-2x-3}{x-2}}$ Factors of $x^{2}-2x-3$ are $(x-3)$ and $(x+1)$ $=\frac{x-3}{\frac{(x-3)(x+1)}{(x-2)}} ; x \ne 2,3, -1;$ $ = \frac{(x-3)(x-2)}{(x-3)(x+1)} ; x \ne 2,3, -1;$ $= \frac{(x-2)}{(x+1)}; x \ne 2,3, -1;$
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