Which expression is equivalent to the following complex fraction? StartFraction 3 Over x minus 1 EndFraction minus 4 divided by 2 minus StartFraction 2 Over x minus 1 EndFraction.

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

answer is 17

the exponential expression to find the value of the cd, in dollars, after t years will be:  

step-by-step explanation:

formula of compound interest:   , where final value after years,   initial value, rate of interest in decimal and number of compounding in a year.

oliver plans to purchase a $1,500 certificate of deposit (cd) at his bank. that means,  

the cd will earn 2.3% interest, compounded semi-annually.

so,   and  

now, plugging these values into the above formula, we will

(rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth)

so, the exponential expression to find the value of the cd, in dollars, after t years will be: