SOLUTION: a^2-8a over (a+2)(a-8) please help set this up show work

SOLUTION: a^2-8a over (a+2)(a-8) please help set this up show work

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Question 44231: a^2-8a over (a+2)(a-8)
please help set this up show work
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay, we factor and cancel...we get
a^2-8a / (a+2)(a-8) =
a(a-8) / (a+2)(a-8) =
a / a+2
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