SOLUTION: 5 + 1 ___ _____ x-3 x+5

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Question 116857:
5 + 1
___ _____
x-3 x+5
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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5/(X+3)+1/(X+5) FIND THE COMMON FACTOR WHICH IS (X+3)(X+5) & THEN ADD.
[5(X+5)+1(X+3)]/(X+3)(X+5)
[5X+5+X+3]/(X^2+8X+15)
[6X+8]/(X^2+8X+15
[2(X+4)]/(X^2+8X+15) ANSWER.