SOLUTION: x/(x^2-25) + 5/x

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Question 263177: x/(x^2-25) + 5/x
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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here is the original expression:
(i) x%2F%28x%5E2-25%29+%2B+5%2Fx+
we can get a common denominator as: x(x-5)(x+5) we get
(ii) %28x%5E2%2B5x%5E2-125%29%2F%28x%2A%28x-5%29%28x%2B5%29%29
simplified, we get
(iii) %28x%5E2%2B5x%5E2-125%29%2F%28x%5E3-25x%5E2%29