SOLUTION: Please help! I have to simplify a rational expression, and I don't know how to get to the end result. Could you please show me how to do this step by step?
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: Please help! I have to simplify a rational expression, and I don't know how to get to the end result. Could you please show me how to do this step by step?
The expression is
I can only simplify it up to and I don't know if what I did up to there is correct. In any case it's not the final solution.
The final solution given in my book is
Thanks ahead very much for helping me to get there!
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
Found 3 solutions by Earlsdon, MathLover1, edjones:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
Your first step was very good!
Now you can factor the numerator and factor an x from the denominator.
Cancel the indicated factors to leave you with:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The expression is
You already simplified it up to which is correct.
Now you can write your nominator this way:
4x^2 1= (2x)^2 -1=(2x -1)(2x+1)
With denominator we can do following: 2x^2+x=x(2x+1)
Now, we will have:
now eliminate both (2x+1), and
final result will be:
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= LCD top=x^2 bottom=x
=Factor (4x^2-1), then multiply fractions then do cancelation.
=
Ed
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