SOLUTION: how do i go about simplifing this to the simplest form? x-13/x^2-x-12+3x-3/x^2-x-12

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Question 77297: how do i go about simplifing this to the simplest form?
x-13/x^2-x-12+3x-3/x^2-x-12

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If your problem looks like this:
then
group like terms
Combine like terms
Multiply the first term by (x/x) and the third term by (x^2/x^2)

Combine the fractions. This is the simplified form.
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Or....
If your problem looks like:
then:
Combine the fractions
Combine like terms
Factor out a 4 out of the numerator
factor the denominator
Cancel like terms
This is the simplified form.




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