Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

by Clark, Mark; Anfinson, Cynthia

Published by Brooks Cole

ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 607: 14

Answer

$\frac{-1}{m + 5}$

Work Step by Step

$4 - m$ and $m - 4$ are inverses of one another, so if you divide one by the other, you get $-1$. Let's cancel those factors out: $\frac{-1}{m + 5}$

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