Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Simplifying Complex Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 360: 13

Answer

$\dfrac{2x+3}{4-9x}$

Work Step by Step

The given expression, $ \dfrac{\dfrac{2}{x}+\dfrac{3}{x^2}}{\dfrac{4}{x^2}-\dfrac{9}{x}} ,$ simplifies to \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \dfrac{\dfrac{x(2)+1(3)}{x^2}}{\dfrac{1(4)-x(9)}{x^2}} \\\\= \dfrac{\dfrac{2x+3}{x^2}}{\dfrac{4-9x}{x^2}} \\\\= \dfrac{2x+3}{x^2}\div\dfrac{4-9x}{x^2} \\\\= \dfrac{2x+3}{x^2}\cdot\dfrac{x^2}{4-9x} \\\\= \dfrac{2x+3}{\cancel{x^2}}\cdot\dfrac{\cancel{x^2}}{4-9x} \\\\= \dfrac{2x+3}{4-9x} .\end{array}
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