SOLUTION: Which sum yields 4-6a/x-2 A. 4/x - 3a B. 6/ax-2 + 4/x+2 C. 4/x-2 + 6a/2-x D. 6a/x-2 - 4/x-2
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Question 1036114
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Which sum yields 4-6a/x-2
A. 4/x - 3a
B. 6/ax-2 + 4/x+2
C. 4/x-2 + 6a/2-x
D. 6a/x-2 - 4/x-2
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The answer is C
4/(x-2) + 6a/(2-x)
we can rewrite 6a/(2-x) as -6a/(x-2) by factoring out -1
If we do that then we will have
4/(x-2) - 6a/(x-2)which is easy to solve since both have the same denominator.