SOLUTION: (3x)/(x+2)+(4)/(x+4)=3 , The answer is -8 but how do the steps go?

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Question 566525: (3x)/(x+2)+(4)/(x+4)=3 , The answer is -8 but how do the steps go?
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The first thing you need to do is add the two rational expressions. Just like adding any sort of fractions, you need a common denominator. Since neither of the denominators have any factors in common, the LCD is simply the product of the two denominators.







Simplify the numerator and multiply both sides by the denominator:



Collect terms and solve...

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