Simplifing fractions with exponets

[greeny]

k+2 -3
____ + ___
k-7 k-7

how do you simplify this?

Thank you!

 

[jwpaine]

k+2 -3
____ + ___
k-7 k-7




how do you simplify this?

Thank you!

I don't see any exponents here

\(\displaystyle \L \frac{k \,+\, 2}{k \,-\, 7} \,\,+\,\, \frac{-3}{k-7} \,\,=\,\, \frac{k \,-\, 1}{k\,-\,7}\) (because of the common denominator (k-7)

 

[Deleted member 4993]

k+2              -3
____     +       ___
k-7              k-7

how do you simplify this?

Same way you would simplify:

 2      -3
--- + ----
 7       7