SOLUTION: reduce to lowest terms 2/x^2+2x-8 + 2/x^2-6x+8

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Question 156890: reduce to lowest terms
2/x^2+2x-8 + 2/x^2-6x+8
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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+2%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x-8%29+%2B+2%2F%28x%5E2-6x%2B8%29+
now, if you factor each denominator:
+2%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-2%29%29+%2B+2%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x-2%29%29+
Convert each term to the common denominator of:(x+4)(x-4)(x-2)

+%282%28x-4%29+%2B+2%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-4%29%28x-2%29%29+
+%282x-8+%2B+2x%2B8%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-4%29%28x-2%29%29+
+%284x%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-4%29%28x-2%29%29+