SOLUTION: Add, simplest form: x-13 3x-3 --------- + ---------- x^2-x-12 x^2-x-12 Can anyone help me on this problem please? Thank you so much!!!!!

Question 66402: Add, simplest form:
x-13 3x-3
--------- + ----------
x^2-x-12 x^2-x-12
Can anyone help me on this problem please? Thank you so much!!!!!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add and simplify:
Since the two fraction have a common denominator of , we can just add the numerators and place the result over the common denominator.
Now we need to simplify. Let's simplify the numerator first by combining like-terms.
But we can simplify further. Let's factor a 4 in the numerator and factor the quadratic expression in the denominator.
Finally, we can cancel the (x-4) factors in the top and bottm, leaving us with:

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