Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.6 Rational Expressions - A.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page A53: 13

Answer

$\dfrac{x+5}{x-1} \quad \text{where } x\ne1$

Work Step by Step

By factoring both denominator and numerator and cancling the common factors, we have \begin{align*} \require{cancel} \dfrac{x^2+4x-5}{x^2-2x+1}&=\dfrac{(x+5)(x-1)}{(x-1)^2}\\ \\&=\frac{(x+5)\cancel{(x-1)}}{(x-1)\cancel{^2}}\\ \\&= \frac{x+5}{x-1}, \quad x\ne1 \end{align*}
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