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Algebra help!?

what is the least common multiple of the denominators 3/x+2+2/x=1

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  • 7 years ago

    Assuming you mean 3/(x + 2) + 2/(x) = 1

    x and x + 2 have no common factors in general, so the least common multiple will be x(x + 2).

  • 7 years ago

    Actually, the first fraction would be multiplied with the denominator of the other, i.e, 3(X)/(x)(x+2) + 2(x+2)/x(x+2)

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