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question: \dfrac{\left(\dfrac{a}{b}+
1
1
1
\right)}{\left(\dfrac{b}{a}
−
1
-1
−
1
\right)}
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Solve quadratic equations: word problems
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Q.
question: \dfrac{\left(\dfrac{a}{b}+
1
1
1
\right)}{\left(\dfrac{b}{a}
−
1
-1
−
1
\right)}
Simplify numerator:
First, simplify the numerator
a
b
+
1
\dfrac{a}{b} + 1
b
a
+
1
.
\newline
a
b
+
1
=
a
+
b
b
\dfrac{a}{b} + 1 = \dfrac{a + b}{b}
b
a
+
1
=
b
a
+
b
Simplify denominator:
Next, simplify the denominator
b
a
−
1
\dfrac{b}{a} - 1
a
b
−
1
.
\newline
b
a
−
1
=
b
−
a
a
\dfrac{b}{a} - 1 = \dfrac{b - a}{a}
a
b
−
1
=
a
b
−
a
Combine
fractions
:
Now, we have the expression
a
+
b
b
b
−
a
a
\dfrac{\dfrac{a + b}{b}}{\dfrac{b - a}{a}}
a
b
−
a
b
a
+
b
.
\newline
a
+
b
b
b
−
a
a
=
a
+
b
b
×
a
b
−
a
\dfrac{\dfrac{a + b}{b}}{\dfrac{b - a}{a}} = \dfrac{a + b}{b} \times \dfrac{a}{b - a}
a
b
−
a
b
a
+
b
=
b
a
+
b
×
b
−
a
a
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the fractions.
\newline
(
a
+
b
)
⋅
a
b
⋅
(
b
−
a
)
=
a
(
a
+
b
)
b
(
b
−
a
)
\dfrac{(a + b) \cdot a}{b \cdot (b - a)} = \dfrac{a(a + b)}{b(b - a)}
b
⋅
(
b
−
a
)
(
a
+
b
)
⋅
a
=
b
(
b
−
a
)
a
(
a
+
b
)
Simplify expression:
Simplify the expression.
\newline
a
2
+
a
b
b
2
−
a
b
\dfrac{a^2 + ab}{b^2 - ab}
b
2
−
ab
a
2
+
ab
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h
h
h
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h
h
h
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\newline
x
x
x
&
−
6
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−
6
.
1
1
1
&
−
6
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−
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.
01
01
01
&
−
6
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.
001
001
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−
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5
.
9
9
9
\\
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h
(
x
)
h(x)
h
(
x
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&
−
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−
0
.
25
25
25
&
−
0
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−
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74
74
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−
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−
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98
98
98
&
−
1
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.
0
0
0
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lim
x
→
−
6
h
(
x
)
\lim _{x \rightarrow-6} h(x)
lim
x
→
−
6
h
(
x
)
?
\newline
Choose
1
1
1
answer:
\newline
(A)
−
6
-6
−
6
\newline
(B)
−
2
-2
−
2
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(C)
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−
1
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