Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter P - Review Exercises - Page 143: 113

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{2}{x (x+1)} $,$\qquad x\neq 0,\ \pm 1,\ -\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Division = Multiplication with the reciprocal of the divisor, $... =\displaystyle \frac{6x+2}{x^{2}-1}\cdot\frac{x-1}{3x^{2}+x}$ Before multiplying, we factor what we can, so we can cancel common factors. $6x+2=2(3x+1),$ $ x^{2}-1$= difference of squares = $(x+1)(x-1)$ $3x^{2}+x=x(3x+1)$ Problem $= \displaystyle \frac{2(3x+1)\cdot(x-1)}{ (x+1)(x-1)\cdot x(3x+1)},\qquad x\neq 0, \pm 1,\ -\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ All numbers producing zero in the denominator are excluded from the domain. There are common factors; reduce the expression to: = $\displaystyle \frac{2}{x (x+1)} $,$\qquad x\neq 0,\ \pm 1,\ -\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$
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