document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10335>Question 10335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone tell me if I did this correctly?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/x + 2 + x/x^2-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I did. I took the x^2 - 4 and changed it to (x+2)(x-2) and then crossed out both (x + 2) which left me with this answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x/x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this correct? Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If your question is this, as I suspect it is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then you missed it.  If it's NOT what I am suggesting, then you still missed it!!  Sorry about that!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are correct to factor the second denominator.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, since this is an addition problem, you must find a common denominator, which is (x-2)(x+2).  The second fraction already has the common denominator, so it is good to go!!  However, the first fraction is missing something.  It's missing a factor of (x-2).  So you have to multiply numerator and denominator of the first fraction by (x+2).  It looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, put down the common denominator for the denominator of your answer, and for the numerator of your answer, you have to add the numerators of the two fractions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms in the numerator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You might try to factor the numerator, but it doesn't reduce, so either the previous answer or the factored form is acceptable:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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