Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.6 - Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 85: 44

Answer

$=\displaystyle \frac{x+12}{x(x+3)}, \quad x\neq-3,0$

Work Step by Step

The denominators are different. Find a common denominator. LCD=$x(x+3)$ $\displaystyle \frac{4}{x}-\frac{3}{x+3}=\frac{4(x+3)}{x(x+3)}-\frac{3x}{x(x+3)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{4x+12-3x}{x(x+3)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{x+12}{x(x+3)}$ ... exclude values that yield 0 in the denominator: $x\neq-3,0$ ... and, cancel common factors (here, there are none) $=\displaystyle \frac{x+12}{x(x+3)}, \quad x\neq-3,0$
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