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2x/x-3 - 6/x-3 . I need a step by step explanation , please

2x/x-3 - 6/x-3 . I need a step by step explanation , please-example-1

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When adding/subtracting fractions you need a common denominator, but you already have one, which is x-3. So in general:

a/c-b/c=(a-b)/c so you just have:

(2x-6)/(x-3) now if you factor 2 from the numerator

2(x-3)/(x-3) the (x-3)s cancel out leaving

2

However! Note that division by zero is undefined, so x cannot equal 3. (because both original fractions had denominators of x-3)

What this all means is that that expression will equal 2 for all real values of x other than 3.
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