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 March 4th, 2012, 12:55 PM #1 Member   Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Add or subtract the indicated Can anyone help me with this problem. $H+3/H+1$ + $H-1/H+1$
March 4th, 2012, 02:00 PM   #2
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 Originally Posted by HellBunny Can anyone help me with this problem. $H+3/H+1$ + $H-1/H+1$
What is the question?

 March 4th, 2012, 02:02 PM #3 Member   Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Re: Add or subtract the indicated It's asking to add or subtract as indicated, how do I do that? The answer is 2, but I don't know how to get it..
 March 4th, 2012, 02:19 PM #4 Senior Member     Joined: Jul 2010 From: St. Augustine, FL., U.S.A.'s oldest city Posts: 12,211 Thanks: 522 Math Focus: Calculus/ODEs Re: Add or subtract the indicated We are given: $\frac{H+3}{H+1}+\frac{H-1}{H+1}=\frac{H+3+H-1}{H+1}=\frac{2H+2}{H+1}=\frac{2$$H+1$$}{H+1}=2$
 March 4th, 2012, 06:18 PM #5 Member   Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Re: Add or subtract the indicated Gee wilikers, thanks!
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Re: Add or subtract the indicated

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 Originally Posted by HellBunny Can anyone help me with this problem. $H+3/H+1$ + $H-1/H+1$
For your benefit, HB, that needs brackets:
(H + 3)/(H + 1) + (H - 1)/(H + 1)

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