Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - P.5 - Rational Expressions - Exercises - Page 48: 42

Answer

$\frac{x^2-7x-24}{(x+4)(x-1)}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x}{x+4}-\frac{6}{x-1}=\frac{x(x-1)}{(x+4)(x-1)}-\frac{6(x+4)}{(x+4)(x-1)}=\frac{x(x-1)-6(x+4)}{(x+4)(x-1)}=\frac{x^2-x-6x-24}{(x+4)(x-1)}=\frac{x^2-7x-24}{(x+4)(x-1)}$
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