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: 81

Answer

$\dfrac{2(1+x)^{1/2}-x(1+x)^{-1/2}}{x+1}=\dfrac{x+2}{\sqrt{(x+1)^{3}}}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{2(1+x)^{1/2}-x(1+x)^{-1/2}}{x+1}$ Take out common factor $(1+x)^{-1/2}$ from the numerator and simplify: $\dfrac{2(1+x)^{1/2}-x(1+x)^{-1/2}}{x+1}=\dfrac{(1+x)^{-1/2}[2(1+x)-x]}{x+1}=...$ $...=\dfrac{(1+x)^{-1/2}(2+2x-x)}{x+1}=\dfrac{(1+x)^{-1/2}(x+2)}{(x+1)}=...$ $...=\dfrac{x+2}{(x+1)(x+1)^{1/2}}=\dfrac{x+2}{(x+1)^{3/2}}=\dfrac{x+2}{\sqrt{(x+1)^{3}}}$
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