Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.6 - Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 84: 7

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{3}{x-3}, \qquad x\neq 3$

Work Step by Step

Numerator, factored:$\qquad$ $3x-9=3(x-3)$ Denominator, factored: $x^{2}-6x+9=x^{2}-2\cdot x\cdot 3+3^{2}$=$\qquad$ ...recognize a square of a sum $=(x-3)^{2}=(x-3)(x-3)$ Numbers to be excluded from the domain are numbers that yield 0 in the denominator: $x\neq 3$ Expression = $\displaystyle \frac{3(x-3)}{(x-3)(x-3)}$=$\qquad$... cancel $(x-3)$ = $\displaystyle \frac{3}{x-3}, \qquad x\neq 3$
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