SOLUTION: "[2/(h+1)-2]/h" simplify to find the rate of change This is what it would look like written out. 2 ------- - 2 h+1 ----------- h

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Question 288818: "[2/(h+1)-2]/h" simplify to find the rate of change

This is what it would look like written out.
2
------- - 2
h+1
------------
h

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[2/(h+1)-2]/h
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= [(2-2(h+1))/(h+1)]/h
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= [(2-2(h+1))/h(h+1)]
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= [2-2h-2]/[h(h+1)]
= (-2h)/[h(h+1)]
= (-2)/(h+1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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