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Sign Conversion in Rational Expression Denominators
An operations analyst is auditing a company's resource allocation model. During the audit, the analyst encounters the mathematical expression . To begin simplifying, the analyst factors the first denominator as . To combine the terms, they must write the second term with a denominator of .
Recall the algebraic method used to change the denominator of the second term from to . What mathematical operation or factor must be applied to the numerator and denominator of the second term to achieve this change?
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Sign Conversion in Rational Expression Denominators