Question

How do you simplify `4/x+5/(8x^2)`?

Answer 1

`(32x +5)/(8x^2)`

Explanation:

Write `4/x + 5/(8x^2)` as

`(32x)/(8x^2) + 5/(8x^2)`, by multiplying the first term by 8x both in numerator and denominator

Both the terms now can be combined as

`(32x +5)/(8x^2)`