SOLUTION: Simplify: 2+(4/(t-2))

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Question 704990: Simplify: 2+(4/(t-2))
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify: 2+(4/(t-2))
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least common denominator: t-2
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Write each term with (t-2) as its denominator:
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[2(t-2)/(t-2)] + [4/(t-2)]
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Combine the numerators over the least common denominator:
= [2t-4+4]/[t-2]
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= (2t)/(t-2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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