What is the difference of the rational expressions below 6x/x - 2 - 5/x

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Answer:

We must first find the LCM

The LCM is (x - 2)x

So we have

$(6x)/(x - 2) - (5)/(x) = \frac{ {6x}^(2) - 5(x - 2)}{( x - 2)(x)} \\ \\ \\ \frac{ {6x}^(2) - 5x + 10 }{(x - 2)x}$

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Mumzee answered Nov 17, 2021

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