A awesome_m New member Joined Aug 14, 2008 Messages 9 Aug 14, 2008 #1 the problem asks me to simpflify the expression (2x)/(x^2-6x+9) - (8)/ (x^2-2x-3) so far i did this (2x)/(x-3)(x-3) - (8)/(x-3)(x+1) now what? i dont know what to do next...
the problem asks me to simpflify the expression (2x)/(x^2-6x+9) - (8)/ (x^2-2x-3) so far i did this (2x)/(x-3)(x-3) - (8)/(x-3)(x+1) now what? i dont know what to do next...
skeeter Elite Member Joined Dec 15, 2005 Messages 3,204 Aug 14, 2008 #2 Re: this is hard!help me! get a common denominator and subtract the two fractions ... \(\displaystyle \frac{2x(x+1)}{(x-3)(x-3)(x+1)} - \frac{8(x-3)}{(x-3)(x-3)(x+1)}\)
Re: this is hard!help me! get a common denominator and subtract the two fractions ... \(\displaystyle \frac{2x(x+1)}{(x-3)(x-3)(x+1)} - \frac{8(x-3)}{(x-3)(x-3)(x+1)}\)
A awesome_m New member Joined Aug 14, 2008 Messages 9 Aug 15, 2008 #3 Re: this is hard!help me! ok thank you very much
