SOLUTION: 3/x+1 + 2/x-1

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Question 391914: 3/x+1 + 2/x-1
Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, mananth:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's get the same denominator for both of these fractions.
3/x+1 + 2/x-1
First fraction multiply it by (x-1)/(x-1) to get:
3(x-1)/(x^2-1)
Multiply the second by (x+1)/((x+1) to get:
2(x+1)/(x^2-1)
OK, now we can add these to get:
(5x-1)/(x^2-1)
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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