Add. The numerator should be expanded and simplified. The denominator should be either expanded or factored. (2)/(x-3)+(5)/(x+1)=

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Add. The numerator should be expanded and simplified. The denominator should be either expanded or factored.  (2)/(x-3)+(5)/(x+1)=

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Find common denominator: To add the two fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator for (x-3) and (x+1) is the product of the two, which is (x-3)(x+1).Rewrite fractions with common denominator: We will rewrite each fraction with the common denominator. For the first fraction, we multiply the numerator and denominator by (x+1), and for the second fraction, we multiply the numerator and denominator by (x-3).Expand the numerators: After rewriting, we have: (2 * (x+1)) / ((x-3)(x+1)) + (5 * (x-3)) / ((x-3)(x+1))Combine numerators over common denominator: Now we expand the numerators: (2x + 2) / ((x-3)(x+1)) + (5x - 15) / ((x-3)(x+1))Simplify the numerator: Next, we combine the numerators over the common denominator: (2x + 2 + 5x - 15) / ((x-3)(x+1))No further simplification possible: We simplify the numerator by combining like terms: (7x - 13) / ((x-3)(x+1))The expression is now simplified, and there is no further simplification possible for the denominator since it is already factored and does not have common factors with the numerator.

Add. $\newline$ The numerator should be expanded and simplified. The denominator should be either expanded or factored. $\newline$ $\frac{2}{x-3}+\frac{5}{x+1}=$

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Add.\newlineThe numerator should be expanded and simplified. The denominator should be either expanded or factored.\newline2x−3+5x+1= \frac{2}{x-3}+\frac{5}{x+1}= x−32​+x+15​=

Add. $\newline$ The numerator should be expanded and simplified. The denominator should be either expanded or factored. $\newline$ $\frac{2}{x-3}+\frac{5}{x+1}=$