SOLUTION: ok....i need help understanding or a walkthrough of how to solve a problem from the section of "the difference of rational expressions, with unlike denominators" ALGEBRA 2.please h

Question 311274: ok....i need help understanding or a walkthrough of how to solve a problem from the section of "the difference of rational expressions, with unlike denominators" ALGEBRA 2.please help i only have a few hours to get this lesson done....i will not be able to get back on the school site to do my work after 12pm eastern time..

thanks for all your help!!
Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
I will show you a few examples
1) 2/3- 2/7 = 2*7/3*7 - 2*3/7*3
=14/21-6/21
=(14-6)/21
=8/21
2) 7/10-9/20= 7*2/10*2 - 9/20
=(14-9)/20
=5/20
=1/4
3) 1/(x+1)-1/(x+2)
=1*(x+2)/(x+1)(x+2)-1*(x+1)/(x+1)(x+2)
=[(x+2)-(x+1)/(x+1)(x+2)
=[x+2-x-1]/(x+1)(x+2)
=1/(x+1)(x+2)
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