Simplify the expression \frac{1}{x^2 + 5x + 6} - \frac{1}{x^2 - 2x - 8} and give your answer in the form of \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}. Your answer for the function f(x) is: Your answer for the function g(x) is:
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22 + 52 + 6 22 21 "8 can be simplified as follows: - 6 22 21 "8 can be converted to a mixed number: 6 + 22/21 - 8 = 6 + (22 - 168)/21 = -140/21 - Adding all the terms: 22 + 52 - 140/21 = 46 2/21 Show more…
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