SOLUTION: complex rational expressions: 4 + 2/x __________ x/4 + 1/8

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Question 198576: complex rational expressions:
4 + 2/x
__________
x/4 + 1/8
Answer by arallie(162) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here we go:
%284%2B2%2Fx%29%2F%28x%2F4%2B1%2F8%29
Mult by 8x to remove improper fraction.
8x%284%2B2%2Fx%29%2F8x%28x%2F4%2B1%2F8%29
%2832x%2B16%29%2F%282x%5E2%2Bx%29
Factor
8%28x%2B2%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29
Simplify
8%2Fx when x/=-2,-.5,0

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