document.write( "Question 66402: Add, simplest form:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x-13 3x-3
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\n" ); document.write( " x^2-x-12 x^2-x-12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can anyone help me on this problem please? Thank you so much!!!!! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #47102 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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Add and simplify:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-13%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29%29+%2B+%28%283x-3%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29%29\" Since the two fraction have a common denominator of \"x%5E2-x-12\", we can just add the numerators and place the result over the common denominator.
\n" ); document.write( " Now we need to simplify. Let's simplify the numerator first by combining like-terms.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x-13%29%2B%283x-3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29+=+%284x-16%29%2F%28x%5E2-x-12%29\" But we can simplify further. Let's factor a 4 in the numerator and factor the quadratic expression in the denominator.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B3%29%28x-4%29\" Finally, we can cancel the (x-4) factors in the top and bottm, leaving us with:
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F%28x%2B3%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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