SOLUTION: Smplify the ff. complex rational expression: 1. 2 + x ------- 3 ___________ x + 5 ------- 7x

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Question 65132: Smplify the ff. complex rational expression:
1. 2 + x
-------
3
____________
x + 5
-------
7x
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Smplify the ff. complex rational expression:
%28%282%2Bx%29%2F3%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%2F7x%29 Multiply the top and bottom by the LCD of the top and the bottom: 3(7x)
%283%287x%29%282%2Bx%29%2F3%29%2F%283%287x%29%28x%2B5%29%2F7x%29
7x%282%2Bx%29%2F%283%28x%2B5%29%29
%2814x%2B7x%5E2%29%2F%283x%2B15%29
Happy Calculating!!!