Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.6 - Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 87: 102

Answer

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Work Step by Step

First identify $x$ values which need to be excluded from the domain of the two expressions. Since they have a common denominator, just proceed with the addition or subtraction of the numerators to get the result, leaving the denominator unchanged.
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