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Please answer the question in the picture

Please answer the question in the picture-example-1
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Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

Both fractions have common denominators (x - 4). So, we can add the numerators.


(x-9)/(x-4)+(x^(2)-x+5)/(x-4)=(x-9 +x^(2)-x +5)/(x-4)\\\\\\=(x -x +x^(2)-9+5)/(x-4)\\\\\\=(x^(2)-4)/(x-4)

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