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Rewrite the rational expressions and as equivalent expressions with the lowest common denominator .
Step 1 — Multiply each expression by its missing factor. The first denominator is missing , so multiply the numerator and denominator by : The second denominator is missing , so multiply the numerator and denominator by :
Step 2 — Simplify the numerators. Distributing the numerators yields the equivalent expressions: and
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Rewriting and with LCD