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Rational Expressions · Medium problem

A student simplifies 9x+5x\dfrac{9x + 5}{x} by "cancelling the xx" to get 9+5=149 + 5 = 14.

(a) Is that correct? Enter yes or no.   (b) What is the true value at x=2x = 2? Give a fraction if needed.