SOLUTION: Simplify (a) (x(x+3)-3(x-1))/(x^2+3) (b) (x^2-x-6)/(x-3)

Question 833345: Simplify (a) (x(x+3)-3(x-1))/(x^2+3)
(b) (x^2-x-6)/(x-3)

Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
I'll help you with the first one:
(x(x+3)-3(x-1))/(x^2+3)
Expand the numerator:
(x^2+3x)-3x+3/(x^2+3)
Combine like terms:
(x^2+3)/(x^2+3)
as we can see this equals 1
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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