SOLUTION: Could you please show me how to solve this: {{{3 -(a-5)/(a+5) = (a^2-15)/(a+5) }}} Thank you in advance for your efforts.

Question 193641: Could you please show me how to solve this:
Thank you in advance for your efforts.

Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, Alan3354:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for a:
Simplify the left side.

Multiply both sides by (a+5).
Rearrange this to form a quadratic equation in standard form.
Factor.

or But...if we substitute a = -5 into the original equation then we have division by zero which, of course, is a no-no! So a = -5 is and excluded solution.
The acceptable solution is:

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could you please show me how to solve this:
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Multiply by (a+5)

(a+5)*(a-7) = 0
a = -5
a = 7
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