Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Test - Page 146: 25

Answer

The required value is $\frac{\left( 2x+3 \right)}{{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{3}{5}}}}$.

Work Step by Step

Consider the expression, $x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{2}{5}}}$ Now, evaluate the given expression: $\begin{align} & x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{2}{5}}}=x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{5}{5}-\frac{3}{5}}} \\ & =x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{5}{5}}}{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}} \\ & =x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+\left( x+3 \right){{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}} \\ & ={{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}\left( x+\left( x+3 \right) \right) \end{align}$ Further, simplifying, we get, $\begin{align} & x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{2}{5}}}={{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}\left( x+x+3 \right) \\ & ={{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}\left( 2x+3 \right) \\ & =\frac{\left( 2x+3 \right)}{{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{3}{5}}}} \end{align}$ Therefore, the value of $x{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{-\frac{3}{5}}}+{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{2}{5}}}$ is $\frac{\left( 2x+3 \right)}{{{\left( x+3 \right)}^{\frac{3}{5}}}}$.
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