$\"\"$

The rational expression is $\"\"$ .

Find the sum.

$\"\"$ (Rewrite $\"\"$ as $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Rewrite so the denominators are the same)

$\"\"$ (The common denominator is $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Combine like terms)

$\"\"$ .

Therefore, the sum of the rational expression is $\"\"$ . $\"\"$

$\"\"$ .