SOLUTION: Simplify (3 / x^2 - 5x + 4) + (2 / x^2 - 1) how do I do this

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Question 932775: Simplify
(3 / x^2 - 5x + 4) + (2 / x^2 - 1) how do I do this
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3+%2F+%28x%28x-1%29-4%28x-+1%29%29+%2B+2+%2F+%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29

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