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#1 2005-05-15 05:37:19
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math help
Preform the indicated operations. Simplify the answer in simplest form.
1 + _____1______
1 + ____1____
1 - x
so far ive gotten here 1 + ______1_______
1 - x + 1
_____________
1 - x
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#2 2005-05-15 09:20:45
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Re: math help
Good first step!
Then (adding 1 and 1 to make 2 
): 1 + 1/ [ (2-x)/(1-x) ]
Inverting the fraction: 1 + (1-x)/(2-x)
Common Denom: (2-x)/(2-x) + (1-x)/(2-x) => [ (2-x) + (1-x) ] / (2-x)
Simplify Top: (3-2x) / (2-x)
That is as far as I can go in simplifying the term.
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