SOLUTION: Hello I dont quite know if i answered this equation correctly. 8w w ----- + ---- = (w+9)(w-9) w-9 8w w(w+9) ----- + ---- (w+9)(w-9) (

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Question 249100: Hello
I dont quite know if i answered this equation correctly.
8w w
----- + ---- =
(w+9)(w-9) w-9
8w w(w+9)
----- + ----
(w+9)(w-9) (w+9)(w-9)
8w + w 2ndpower + 9w
--------------------
(w+9)(w-9)
w 2nd power + 17w
-----------------
(w+9)(w-9)
w 2nd power + 17w
----------------
w 2nd power - 81
17w
---- ?????
-81

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're doing great until you reach the last step. You CANNOT reduce %28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29 to %2817w%29%2F%28-81%29 as the numerator and denominator have no common factor. Since you can't reduce at all, your final answer will be %28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29


So %288w%29%2F%28%28w%2B9%29%28w-9%29%29%2Bw%2F%28w-9%29=%28w%5E2%2B17w%29%2F%28w%5E2-81%29