SOLUTION: The question is: simplify 4 + x^-1 ________ 64+ x^-3 I factored the terms and made the exponents positive. 4+x^1 ______ (4+x)(4-x)(4-x) x^3 minus

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Question 277511: The question is:
simplify 4 + x^-1
________
64+ x^-3
I factored the terms and made the exponents positive.
4+x^1
______
(4+x)(4-x)(4-x)
x^3 minus x = x^2 which is the numerator of the answer.
(4+x) is cross cancelled leaving the denominator of the answer to be 16.
I think the answer is
X^2
___
16
Any help is welcome. Thank you.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
simplify 4 + x^-1
________
64+ x^-3
------------
I factored the terms and made the exponents positive.
4+x^1
______
(4+x)(4-x)(4-x)
x^3 minus x = x^2 which is the numerator of the answer.
(4+x) is cross cancelled leaving the denominator of the answer to be 16.
I think the answer is
X^2
___
16
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x^-1 = 1/x
x^-3 = 1/x^3

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The numerator is the 1st term, so cancel those.
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I factored the terms and made the exponents positive. *** Changing the exponents is not allowed.


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