Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - 7.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions - 7.4 Exercises - Page 588: 9

Answer

$\text{LCM}= x-5$.

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \frac{2 x}{5-x},\quad \frac{3 x}{x-5}. \end{equation} Note the the first fraction can be rewritten as: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{2 x}{5-x}&=\frac{2 x}{-(x-5)} \\ &=\frac{-2 x}{x-5}.\\ \end{aligned} \end{equation} The two fractions now have the same denominator. Hence, the $\textbf{LCM}= x-5$.
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