How do you simplify $(3)/(2x+2)+(x+4)/(2x+2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-25T16:39:19

$(x+7)/(2(x+1)$

Both fractions have the same denominator i.e $color(green)(2x+2$ so we can add them as if they were normal fractions:

$:.$ $(3)/(2x+2)+(x+4)/(2x+2)$ = $((3)+(x+4))/(2x+2)$

$=>$ $(x+7)/(2x+2)$ = $color(blue)((x+7)/(2(x+1)$

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