Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences - Boston U.

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ISBN: 9781323047620

Author: Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen

Publisher: Pearson Education

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Chapter A.6, Problem 85E

In Problems 83–88, simplify by writing each expression as a simple or single fraction reduced to lowest terms and without negative exponents.

85. ( x − 1 ) 1 / 2 − x ( 1 2 ) ( x − 1 ) − 1 / 2 x − 1

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Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences - Boston U.

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