SOLUTION: Hello I dont quite know if i answered this equation correctly. 8w w ----- + ---- = (w+9)(w-9) w-9 8w w(w+9) ----- + ---- (w+9)(w-9) (

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Question 249100: Hello
I dont quite know if i answered this equation correctly.
8w w
----- + ---- =
(w+9)(w-9) w-9
8w w(w+9)
----- + ----
(w+9)(w-9) (w+9)(w-9)
8w + w 2ndpower + 9w
--------------------
(w+9)(w-9)
w 2nd power + 17w
-----------------
(w+9)(w-9)
w 2nd power + 17w
----------------
w 2nd power - 81
17w
---- ?????
-81

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're doing great until you reach the last step. You CANNOT reduce to as the numerator and denominator have no common factor. Since you can't reduce at all, your final answer will be


So

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