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: 25

Answer

$\dfrac{4x}{(x-2)(x-3)} $

Work Step by Step

We apply Method 1 (A51), to treat the numerator and denominator of the complex rational expression separately. So, by factoring both the denominator and numerator of each rational function and cancelling the common factors, we have $$ \frac{\frac{6x}{x^2-4}}{\frac{3x-9}{2x+4}}= \frac{\frac{6x}{(x+2)(x-2)}}{\frac{3(x-3)}{2(x+2)}} \\ =\frac{6x}{(x+2)(x-2)} \frac{2(x+2)}{3(x-3)}=\frac{4x}{(x-2)(x-3)} .$$
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