Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.6 Rational Expressions - A.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page A53: 28

Answer

$\dfrac{3}{x-2} $

Work Step by Step

We apply Method 1 (A51), to treat the numerator and denominator of the complex rational expression separately. So by factoring both the denominator and numerator of each rational function and cancelling the common factors, we have $$ \frac{\frac{x-2}{4x}}{\frac{x^2-4x+4}{12x}}= \frac{\frac{x-2}{4x}}{\frac{(x-2)^2}{12x}}= \frac{x-2}{4x}\frac{12x}{(x-2)^2}\\ =\frac{3}{x-2} .$$
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