document.write( "Question 163997This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate
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3/(x+1) + 2/(x-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "lcd = (x-1)(x+1)
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\n" ); document.write( "Combine thenumerators over the lcd:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [5x-1]/[(x+1)(x-1)]\r
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