How do you do 5//2x-1 + 6x+7// 1-4x^2 ?

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Adding and Subtracting Expressions with Different Denominators.

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-02T17:18:01

#=(24x^2+4x+22)/(4x^2-1)#

#5/(2x-1)+6x+7/(1-4x^2)=5/(2x-1)+6x-7/((1-2x)(1+2x))#
#=5/(2x-1)+6x+7/((2x-1)(2x+1))#

The lcm is #(2x+1)(2x-1)#

#=(5(2x+1)+6x(2x-1)(2x+1)+7(1))/((2x-1)(2x+1))#

#=(10x+15+6x(4x^2-1)+7)/(4x^2-1)#

#(=10x+15+24x^2-6x+7)/(4x^2-1)#

#=(24x^2+4x+22)/(4x^2-1)#