Question on: WAEC Mathematics - 2016

Simplify; \(\frac{2}{1 - x} - \frac{1}{x}\)
A
\(\frac{x + 1}{x(1 - x)}\)
B
\(\frac{3x - 1}{ x(1 - x)}\)
C
\(\frac{3x + 1}{ x(1 - x)}\)
D
\(\frac{x + 1}{ x(1 - x)}\)
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Correct Option: B
\(\frac{2}{1 - x} - \frac{1}{x}\) = \(\frac{2x - 1(1 - x)}{x(1 - x)}\)

= \(\frac{2x - 1(1 + x)}{x(1 - x)}\)

= \(\frac{3x - 1}{x(1 - x)}\)

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