Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Complex Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 436: 29

Answer

$\frac{2y}{3y+7}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{\frac{2y}{y^2+4y+3}}{\frac{1}{y+3}+\frac{2}{y+1}}$ Factor $y^2+4y+3$. Rewrite the middle term $4y$ as $3y+1y$ $=y^2+3y+1y+3$ $=(y^2+3y)+(1y+3)$ $=y(y+3)+1(y+3)$ $=(y+3)(y+1)$ plug into the given expression. $=\frac{\frac{2y}{(y+3)(y+1)}}{\frac{1}{y+3}+\frac{2}{y+1}}$ Multiply the numerator and the denominator by $(y+3)(y+1)$. $=\frac{(y+3)(y+1)}{(y+3)(y+1)}\cdot \frac{\frac{2y}{(y+3)(y+1)}}{\frac{1}{y+3}+\frac{2}{y+1}}$ Use the distributive property. $=\frac{(y+3)(y+1)\cdot\frac{2y}{(y+3)(y+1)}}{(y+3)(y+1)\cdot\frac{1}{y+3}+(y+3)(y+1)\cdot\frac{2}{y+1}}$ Simplify. $=\frac{2y}{(y+1)+2(y+3)}$ $=\frac{2y}{y+1+2y+6}$ $=\frac{2y}{3y+7}$.
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