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How do I simplify this? I got to 2/(3/x)-1 but I don't know how to simplify that further. Please show steps.

How do I simplify this? I got to 2/(3/x)-1 but I don't know how to simplify that further-example-1
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(f o g) (x) means that we substitute 3/x into x for f(x)

2 / ((3/x) - 1)

We have to get rid of the fraction in the denominator. Multiply both the top and bottom by x

(f o g) (x) =
(2x)/(3 - x). This is as simplified as it can get.

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