1. Let and let .

Find P(9)

2. Perform all indicated operations and write the answere with

positive integer exponents.

1 1 1 1 1 1 c +b
+ + +
b +c−1 −1
b c b c b c bc ( c+ b ) bc
= = = = = =c+ b
(bc)−1 −1 −1
b c 1 1 1 1 bc
×
b c bc bc
3. Simplify:

5 1
+
x−2 4 x−8

5 1 4 ×5 1 20 1
= + = + = +
x−2 4 (x−2) 4 ( x−2) x( x−2) 4 ( x−2) 4 (x−2)

21
=
4 (x−2)