SOLUTION: Subtract. Simplify, if possible. 2x + 5/x^2 + 8x + 15 minus x + 2/x^2 + 8x + 15

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Question 173201This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
: Subtract. Simplify, if possible.
2x + 5/x^2 + 8x + 15 minus x + 2/x^2 + 8x + 15 This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

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(2x + 5/x^2 + 8x + 15 ) - ( x + 2/x^2 + 8x + 15) = (x+3)/(x^2 + 8x + 15) = 1/(x+5)