SOLUTION: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form 5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15

Algebra.Com
Question 75961: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form
5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15
Found 2 solutions by rmromero, funmath:
Answer by rmromero(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



5a – 12                  3a – 2  

________________  -  _________________    

a^2 – 8a + 15          a^2 – 8a + 15



Notice that the denominators are the same so we add or subtract 

the numerator right away







             5a – 12  - (3a – 2)  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    



 



             5a – 12  - 3a + 2  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    



      





                  2a – 10  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    









                  2(a - 5)

              ________________

               (a - 5)(a + 3)









                  2 

              ________________

               (a + 3)









                  2

             __________

                a + 3









Visit my website:

http://onlinemathtutorial.tripod.com

Thanks

 

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 I'm guessing as to where your fractions begin and end.  It helps us if you put the whole numerator in parentheses and the whole denominator in parentheses.

If I misinterpretted you, please let me know.

Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form

5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15















Happy Calculating!!! 

RELATED QUESTIONS


add or subtract as indicated, express your results in simplest form
5a-12/a^2-8a+15 -... (answered by tutorcecilia)

Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplist form.

5a - 12 OVER a... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

subtract as indicated  express the results in simplest form

5a - 12/a^2 - 8a + 15  -... (answered by stanbon)


add or subtract and then put in simplest form 
{{{(5a-12)/(a^2-8a+15)}}}... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

Directions are the same for Problems 16,24,36: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your  (answered by funmath)

Subtract. Write answer in simplest form.

5a - 12/a^2 - 8a + 15 minus 3a -2/a^2 - 8a +... (answered by zeynep)

Add or Subtract the fractions. Express the answer in simplest form:

A:... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

add or subract as indicated
 5a-12/a^2-8a+15 -... (answered by adamchapman)

Subtract the fractions. Express the answer in simplest form:... (answered by Electrified_Levi)