Precalculus Examples

$\frac{x - 1}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13}$

Step 1

Split the fraction $\frac{x - 1}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13}$ into two fractions.

$\frac{x}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13} + \frac{- 1}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13}$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\frac{x}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13} - \frac{1}{5 x^{3} - 7 x^{2} + 8 x - 13}$