Complex fraction made of sums involving rational expressions: roodiem... Simplify. \( \frac{6}{\frac{6}{x-5}+2} \) \( \frac{27}{x-5}+9 \) \( \square \)
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To simplify the complex fraction \( \frac{6}{\frac{6}{x-5}+2} \), you first need to combine the terms in the denominator. Start by finding a common denominator for \( \frac{6}{x-5} + 2 \), which is \( x-5 \). Rewrite \( 2 \) as \( \frac{2(x-5)}{x-5} \). This gives us: \[ \frac{6}{x-5} + 2 = \frac{6 + 2(x-5)}{x-5} = \frac{6 + 2x - 10}{x-5} = \frac{2x - 4}{x-5} \] Now, substitute this back into the original fraction: \[ \frac{6}{\frac{2x - 4}{x-5}} = 6 \cdot \frac{x-5}{2x-4} = \frac{6(x-5)}{2(x-2)} = \frac{3(x-5)}{x-2} \] Next, simplify the expression \( \frac{27}{x-5}+9 \). First rewrite \( 9 \) with a common denominator: \[ 9 = \frac{9(x-5)}{x-5} = \frac{9x - 45}{x-5} \] Now combine it with \( \frac{27}{x-5} \): \[ \frac{27 + (9x - 45)}{x-5} = \frac{9x - 18}{x-5} = \frac{9(x - 2)}{x - 5} \] Finally, you can present the simplified forms as: \[ \frac{3(x-5)}{x-2} \text{ and } \frac{9(x-2)}{x-5} \]