SOLUTION: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplist form. 5a - 12 OVER a squared - 8a + 15 MINUS 3a - 2 OVER a squared - 8a + 15

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Question 115608: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplist form.
5a - 12 OVER a squared - 8a + 15 MINUS 3a - 2 OVER a squared - 8a + 15

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5a - 12 OVER a squared - 8a + 15 MINUS 3a - 2 OVER a squared - 8a + 15
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Assume you mean:
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They have the same denominators, so you can write it:

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Remove the brackets, remember a minus outside the brackets changes the signs

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In the numerator, do the math on like terms and you have;

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We can factor both the numerator and the denominator here:

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You can see that the (a-5)'s will cancel, leaving us with:

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