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A project analyst is merging two resource allocation formulas: 3x3\frac{3}{x-3} and 2x2\frac{2}{x-2}. After correctly finding the common denominator and combining the numerators, the analyst arrives at the result 5x12(x3)(x2)\frac{5x - 12}{(x - 3)(x - 2)}. According to the standard procedure for rational expressions, why is this expression already considered to be in its simplest form?

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