maths help please .. “complex fractions”?

Question by xx-ash-xx: maths help please .. “complex fractions”?
can you do this and how??

1+2
—-
x
—————
x + 2
——–
x – 2
i know it didnt come out great
the first x is meant to be just under the two ….
there all over each other jus d double line spacing mess’s it up:(
and ideas on how to solve it??

Best answer:

Answer by I’m with Stupid
If I understand, the problem can be typed as:

[1 + (2 / x)] / [(x + 2) / (x - 2)]

First, simplify the numerator:
[1(x / x) + (2 / x)] / [(x + 2) / (x - 2)]
[(x + 2) / x)] / [(x + 2) / (x - 2)]

Second, remember that a/b = a • 1/b, so multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:
[(x + 2) / x)] • [(x - 2) / (x + 2)]
[(x + 2)(x - 2)] / [x(x + 2)]

Finally, cancel (x + 2) factor:
(x – 2) / x

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