Perform the Operations and Simplify $$\frac { 1 } { x - 4 } + \frac { 3 } { x + 4 } - \frac { 3 x - 4 } { x ^ { 2 } - 16 }$$

question 138

Multiple Choice

Perform the operations and simplify. $$\frac { 1 } { x - 4 } + \frac { 3 } { x + 4 } - \frac { 3 x - 4 } { x ^ { 2 } - 16 }$$
Assume that no denominators are 0 .

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { x + 16 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { x + 4 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { x - 4 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 4 } { x + 4 }\)

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