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Simplify quantity 1 over 36 minus 1 over x squared all over 1 over 6 plus 1 over x.

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Answer:C

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Simplify quantity 1 over 36 minus 1 over x squared all over 1 over 6 plus 1 over x-example-1
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[ (1 / 36) - (1 / x²) ] / [ (1 / 6) + (1 / x) ]

[ (x² - 36) / 36x² ] / [ (x + 6) / 6x ]

remember that:
x² - 36 = (x + 6)(x - 6)

so

[ (x+6)(x-6) / 36x² ] / [ (x + 6) / 6x ]


[ (x+6)(x-6) / 36x² ] * [ 6x / (x + 6) ]


6x / 36x² = 1 / 6x


[ (x+6)(x-6) / 6x ] * [ 1 / (x+6) ] -------------------- >
(x - 6) / 6x

The answer is
(x - 6) / 6x

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