Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (13th Edition)

13th Edition

ISBN: 9780321869838

Author: Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter A.4, Problem 45E

Represent the compound fractions in Problems 43–46 as simple fractions reduced to lowest terms.

45. x − 2 1 − 1 x

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Chapter A.4, Problem 44E

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Represent the compound fractions in Problems 43–46 as simple fractions reduced to lowest terms. 45. x − 2 1 − 1 x

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