document.write( "Question 363229: Simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4 over x^2-5x+4 - 5 over x^2-1 \n" ); document.write( "
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Simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F%28%28x%5E2-5x%2B4%29%29\" - \"5%2F%28%28x%5E2-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "we can factor both denominators
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F%28%28x-1%29%28x-4%29%29\" - \"5%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "The common denominator will be (x-4)(x+1)(x-1), so we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%28x%2B1%29+-+5%28x-4%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\" = \"%28%284x+%2B+4+-+5x+%2B+20%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\" = \"%28%28-x+%2B+24%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"; about all we can do with it \n" ); document.write( "
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