SOLUTION: a/2 - 3/a (a divided by 2 minus 3 over a)

Question 40578: a/2 - 3/a (a divided by 2 minus 3 over a)
Answer by astromathman(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify: .
You need a common denominator.
Ask: "What does the denominator on the right have, that the denominator on the left lacks?" (Ans: a)
Now ask: "What does the deonminator on the left have, that the denominator on the right lacks?" (Ans: 2)
So multiply the left fraction by and the right fraction by :
We get which reduces to
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A communication from the student tells me he/she meant a different starting expression:

For this the first step is to subtract the fractions in the denominator. Multiply the 2 by , and subtract so the denominator is now . Now divide the numerator by the denominator. In other words, invert the fraction in the denominator and multiply by the numerator: . This can't be simplified any further.
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