document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64369>Question 64369</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/093979862x/algebrahomeworkh>An Incremenatl Development</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 / x-3 - 2x + 1 / x^2 - x - 6 - 3x/x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "[3 / (x-3)] - [(2x + 1) /( x^2 - x - 6)] - [3x/(x+2)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The least common denominator (lcd) is (x-3)(x+2) which is x^2-x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite all the terms with the lcd as the denominator, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[3(x+2)/lck] - [(2x+1)/lcd] -[3x(x-3)/lcd]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine the numerators and write over the lcd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[3x+6-2x-1-3x^2+9x]/lcd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[-3x^2+10x+5]/[x^2-x-6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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