SOLUTION: Find the least common denominator for these two rational expressions. x/x^2-4 and 5x/x^2+3x+2

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Question 123073: Find the least common denominator for these two rational expressions.
x/x^2-4 and 5x/x^2+3x+2
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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X^2-4=(X+2)(X-2)
X^2+3X+2=(X+2)(X+1)
THUS THE LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR IS (X+2)(X-2)(X+1) ANSWER.