subtract, simplify if possible

Question

Subtract, simplify if possible 

 

(5/x^2-36)-(x-3/x^2+2x)

Answer 1

Dill, I hope I am not too late!

 

We have (5/x² - 36) - (x - 3/x² + 2x)

 

I am going to assume x - 3 is the numerator. This means we can simply remove the parentheses.

 

5/x² - 36 - (x - 3)/x² + 2x

 

We can combine what is over the same denominator.

 

(5 - x + 3)/x² + 2x - 36 = (x - 2)/x² + 2x - 36. There is your final answer.

 

Hope this helps!