document.write( "Question 146188: I am taking a college calculus class afterm some time off and I cannot remember how to solve simplify a polynomial with division.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is as follows: [(x+3/x+1)-2]/(x-1). What are the rules to remember and how would I begin solving this? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #106762 by nabla(475)\"\" \"About 
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Essentially what you have here is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, what is the \"-2%2F%28x-1%29\" term missing from the denominator????
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28x%2B3%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29-2%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At this point we can combine the numerators.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28x%2B3-2x-2%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28-x%2B1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"-%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "=\"-1%2F%28x%2B1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And that would be that. \n" ); document.write( "
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