SOLUTION: (t+2)/t + 3/(t+1) =? I cannot remember what to do for the first step please help.

Question 91348: (t+2)/t + 3/(t+1) =?
I cannot remember what to do for the first step please help.
Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Like any other addition of fractions, you need to find the LCD. But this time you have variables - whoa! No worries however - remember how when you were finding the LCD of regular fractions without variables that you could always multiply the 2 denominators together to get a common denominator? Same thing here! Your LCD is:

So, rewrite each term in terms of this LCD:

Add them up:

Multiply out the numerator and simplify:

Good Luck,
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