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2007-01-22 14:09:17 · 2 answers · asked by Adriane 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

I can't figure this out! Please help. Thank you

2007-01-22 14:30:19 · update #1

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This boils down to finding common denominators. Take the first two - the denominators are 5x + 3 and 5x^2 + 3x. The LCD of the two is 5x^2 + 3x, and to make the first fraction's denominator look like the second, you would have to multiply by x. So your first fraction would end up looking like (7x^2)/(5x^2 + 3x).

Likewise for the second and third - the LCD is also 5x^2 + 3x, and you would get the third's denominator to look like the second by multiplying by 5x + 3. So the third would look like (10x + 6)/(5x^2 + 3x).

Now that all the denominators are the same, just combine the numerators:

(7x^2) - (6) + (10x + 6) = 7x^2 + 10x

And your denominator would be what we had in the first place, 5x^2 + 3x. So your combined expression would be:

(7x^2 + 10x)/(5x^2 + 3x)

You could (and should) go a step further and reduce this - there is an x common in both the numerator and denominator, so eliminating that would leave you with

(7x + 10)/(5x + 3)

2007-01-22 14:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by igorotboy 7 · 0 0

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2016-12-16 15:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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