How do you simplify #3/x - 2/(x+1)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T05:50:31

#(x+3)/(x^2+x)#

#3/x - 2/(x+1)#

Make both terms of same denominator,

#(3(x+1))/(x(x+1)) - (2(x))/((x+1)(x))#

Expand,

#(3x+3)/(x^2+x)-(2x)/(x^2+x)#

Combine,

#(x+3)/(x^2+x)#

Answer 2 · 2018-03-25T05:57:13

#(x+3)/(x^2+x)#

#(x+3)/(x^2+x)#

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