Perform the Operations and Simplify $$\frac { x + 3 } { x ^ { 2 } + 9 x + 18 } + \frac { x } { x ^ { 2 } - 36 }$$

question 120

Multiple Choice

Perform the operations and simplify. $$\frac { x + 3 } { x ^ { 2 } + 9 x + 18 } + \frac { x } { x ^ { 2 } - 36 }$$
Assume that no denominators are 0 .

• A) \(\quad \frac { 2 x - 36 } { x ^ { 2 } - 36 }\)
• B) \(\quad \frac { 2 x - 36 } { x ^ { 2 } - 6 }\)
• C) \(\quad \frac { 2 x + 6 } { x ^ { 2 } - 36 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 2 x - 6 } { x ^ { 2 } - 36 }\)

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