Question

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

Answer 1

Place on a common denominator

Explanation:

`= (2(x - 1))/((x - 2)(x - 1)) - (3(x - 2))/((x - 1)(x - 2))`

`= (2x - 2)/((x - 2)(x - 1)) - (3x - 6)/((x - 1)(x - 2))`

`= (-x + 4)/((x - 2)(x - 1))`

Hopefully this helps!