SOLUTION: Can anyone help me solve this problem on rational expressions. k^2 + k^4 -12/k^2 + k^10 +24 * k^2 + k -12/k^2 -9= Any help would really be appreciated.

Question 258153: Can anyone help me solve this problem on rational expressions.
k^2 + k^4 -12/k^2 + k^10 +24 * k^2 + k -12/k^2 -9=
Any help would really be appreciated.
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, drk:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Is this the expression you meant or do we need to change numerators and denominators?
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the original question
(i)
I think the k^10 should be 10k. Otherwise it would be really tough to get a nice answer. So, suppose this were the question:
(ii)
assuming everything is written correctly, we factor everything first as
(iii) *
canceling (k-3) and (k+4) we get
(iv) *
and finally
(v)
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