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What is the simplified form of:-example-1

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first factor the denominator:


8 {x}^(2) - 14x - 15
factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8
factors of 15: 1, 3, 5, 15
2×3 = 6 and 4×5 = 20, and 20-6 = 14
So now we have:
(2x-5)(4x+3)
let's make that our common denominator, so now it becomes:

(3(2x - 5))/((2x - 5)(4x + 3)) + (21)/((2x - 5)(4x + 3))
add the numerators, then place that over the common denominator
[3(2x - 5) + 21] / [(2x-5)(4x+3)]
6x-15+21 = 6x+6
= 6(x+1) / [(2x-5)(4x+3)]
Therefore C), or the third answer, is correct
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