Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.6 - Rational Expressions - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 84: 6

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-x+4}{3}$

Work Step by Step

When two rational expressions have the same denominator, we subtract like so: $$ \frac{A}{C}-\frac{B}{C}=\frac{A-B}{C} $$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{3}-\frac{x-4}{3}=\frac{x^{2}-(x-4)}{3}$= $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-x+4}{3}$
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