SOLUTION: Simplify and reduce to lowest terms. 1/pit-5-3/pit+5= would the answer be 2? would you not cancel out the bottom figures t-5 and t+5?

Question 236173: Simplify and reduce to lowest terms.
1/pit-5-3/pit+5=
would the answer be 2? would you not cancel out the bottom figures t-5 and t+5?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/pit-5-3/pit+5=
would the answer be 2? would you not cancel out the bottom figures t-5 and t+5?
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Is that pi*t ?
The expression is not clear. It could be
(1/(pit)) - 5 - (3/pit) + 5
or 1/(pit-5) - 3/(pit+5), or some other combinations.
Use some parentheses, they're free.

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