Subtract. Express answer in simplest form
(3x/x-2)-(6/x-2)
2007-11-24 11:11:00 · 7 answers · asked by meme 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
denominators are the same so subtract the numerators:
(3x - 6)/(x-2)
Now, factor the numerator:
3(x-2)/(x-2) and cancel those (x-2)'s.
= 3
that's it!
2007-11-24 11:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by Marley K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x/x-2 -6/ x-2= 3x-6/x-2= 3(x-2)/ x-2 the x-2 cancel= answer 3
2007-11-24 11:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(3x-6)/(x-2) = 3
2007-11-24 11:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by TS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(3x/x-2)-(6/x-2)=3
2007-11-24 11:20:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
denominators already have like terms.
3x-6/x-2
distributive property
3(x-2)/x-2
cancel/simplify
3/1
answer is 3
2007-11-24 11:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by Ben O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is it? 3x/x - 9 minus 27/x - 9 ||||or||||* 3x/x - 9 minus 27/x - 9 3x/x - 9 - 27/x - 9 ||||||||||||||||||||||| (3x/x - 9) - (27/x - 9) 3(x/x - 3 - 9/x - 3) ||||||||||||||||||||||| 3x/x - 9 - 27/x + 9 3 (a million - 3 - 9/x - 3) |||||||||||||||||||||||| 3x/x - 27/x -3 (9/x + 5) ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 3 * x/x - 27/x ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||... 3 - 27/x -or- 3( a million - 9/x) the different threat (and what you probable advise): (3x/(x-9)) - (27/(x-9)) = (3x - 27)/(x-9) = 3(x-9)/(x-9) = 3
2016-10-18 00:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
duh so easy don't know why u posted it
2007-11-26 07:30:18 · answer #7 · answered by bootz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋