SOLUTION: Question goes like this.... Simplify each sum. 5x/x^2-9 + 2/x+4

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Question 37416: Question goes like this....
Simplify each sum.
5x/x^2-9 + 2/x+4
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not too much you can do here, but from
5x/x^2-9 + 2/x+4 we can combine fractions and get
[5x(x + 4) + 2(x^2 - 9)] / [(x + 4)(x - 3)(x + 3)] =
[5x^2 + 20x + 2x^2 - 18] / [(x + 4)(x - 3)(x + 3)] =
(7x^2 + 20x - 18) / [(x + 4)(x - 3)(x + 3)]