SOLUTION: The simplified form of x+5/5-x - 3/x^2-25 is ?

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Question 180746: The simplified form of x+5/5-x - 3/x^2-25 is ?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+5/5-x - 3/x^2-25
=[x+5/5-x] - [3/(x+5)(x-5)]Factor denominator.
=[(x+5)^2-3]/[(x+5)(x-5)]
=(x^2+10x+22)/(x^2-25)
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Ed