Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.5 Rational Expressions - R.5 Exercises - Page 54: 88

Answer

$\frac{-4x-2h}{((x+h)^2+16)(x^2+16)}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Perform operations to the numerator: $\frac{2}{(x+h)^2+16}-\frac{2}{x^2+16}=2\cdot\frac{x^2+16-(x+h)^2-16}{((x+h)^2+16)(x^2+16)}=\frac{-4xh-2h^2}{((x+h)^2+16)(x^2+16)}$ Step 2. Use the above results in the original expression, we have: $\frac{\frac{2}{(x+h)^2+16}-\frac{2}{x^2+16}}{h}=\frac{\frac{-4xh-2h^2}{((x+h)^2+16)(x^2+16)}}{h}=\frac{-4x-2h}{((x+h)^2+16)(x^2+16)}$
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