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State any restrictions on the variable in the complex fraction, x-3/x+4/x^-1/x

User Tien Do
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Simplify the expression first by the "flip and multiply" method. We end up first with:
[x(x-3)]/[x⁻¹(x+4)]
Simplifying further we have:
[x²(x-3)]/(x+4)

Solving for restriction we equate the denominator to 0:
x + 4 = 0
x = -4

x≠4 (-4 is a restriction of the expression)
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