CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2010 · Paper 1 · Question Q7
The rational expression \frac{x}{x^2 + 3x - 4} + \frac{2}{x - 1} simplified as a single fraction is
- (A)
\frac{3x + 8}{x^2 + 3x - 4} - (B)
\frac{3x - 8}{x^2 + 3x - 4} - (C)
\frac{3x^2 + 5x + 8}{(x - 1)(x^2 + 3x - 4)} - (D)
\frac{3x^2 - 5x + 8}{(x - 1)(x^2 + 3x - 4)}
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