Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions - Item 33171Question 4 of 7
Nate found that the least common denominator needed to subtract 3xx2 βˆ’ 25βˆ’1x βˆ’ 5
is (x+5)(xβˆ’5)
. Which is a correct next step?


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3x βˆ’ 1x2 βˆ’ x βˆ’ 30

3x(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)βˆ’1(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)

3x(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)βˆ’(x + 5)(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)

(3x)(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)βˆ’(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)(x + 5)(x βˆ’ 5)
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