SOLUTION: add, simplify if possible; 2z/z^2-64 + z/z-8

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Question 442222: add, simplify if possible; 2z/z^2-64 + z/z-8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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add, simplify if possible;
2z/(z^2-64) + z/(z-8)
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lcd = z^2-64
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Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
(2z)/lcd + (z(z+8))/lcd
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[2z+z^2+8z)/lcd
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Final = (z^2 + 10z)/(z^2-64)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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