Question

Create a rational expression that simplifies to 2x/(x+1)

and that has the following restrictions on x:

x ≠ −1, 0, 2, 3. Write your expression here.

Answer 1

One possible rational expression that simplifies to 2x/(x+1) and meets the given restrictions is:

(4x^2 - 2x - 3) / [(x + 1)(x - 3)(x - 2)]

To see why this expression simplifies to 2x/(x+1), we can simplify the numerator and denominator separately:

Numerator:

2x(2x-1) = 4x^2 - 2x

Denominator:

(x+1)(x-3)(x-2)

Multiplying the numerator and denominator by -1 gives:

(-2x)(2x-1) / [(3-x)(2-x)(1+x)]

Then, we can rearrange the factors in the denominator to get:

(-2x)(2x-1) / [(x+1)(x-2)(x-3)]

Now we have the desired rational expression that simplifies to 2x/(x+1) and has the given restrictions on x.

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