Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Rational Expressions - 1.4 Exercises - Page 44: 75

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{\frac{1}{(x+h)^{2}}-\frac{1}{x^{2}}}{h}$ Evaluate the substraction of fractions in the numerator: $\dfrac{\frac{1}{(x+h)^{2}}-\frac{1}{x^{2}}}{h}=\dfrac{\frac{x^{2}-(x+h)^{2}}{x^{2}(x+h)^{2}}}{h}=...$ Evaluate the division: $...=\dfrac{x^{2}-(x+h)^{2}}{x^{2}h(x+h)^{2}}=...$ Factor the difference of squares in the numerator: $...=\dfrac{[x-(x+h)][x+(x+h)]}{x^{2}h(x+h)^{2}}=...$ Simplify: $...=\dfrac{(-h)(2x+h)}{x^{2}h(x+h)^{2}}=-\dfrac{2x+h}{x^{2}(x+h)^{2}}$
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