Problem

Find the least common denominator (LCD) of the list of expressions: 1x24,1x21,1x29

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Step 3: Multiply all the unique factors to find the LCD: (x2)(x+2)(x1)(x+1)(x3)(x+3)

Steps

Step 1 :Step 1: Factorize the denominators: x24=(x2)(x+2), x21=(x1)(x+1), x29=(x3)(x+3)

Step 2 :Step 2: Identify the unique factors: (x-2), (x+2), (x-1), (x+1), (x-3), (x+3)

Step 3 :Step 3: Multiply all the unique factors to find the LCD: (x2)(x+2)(x1)(x+1)(x3)(x+3)

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