document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154373>Question 154373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone show me how to subtract?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113665 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113665\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F%28w%2Ba%29-a%2F%28w-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F%28w%2Ba%29-a%2F%28w-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w-a%29%2F%28w-a%29%29%28a%2F%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w-a%29%2F%28w-a%29%29%28a%2F%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-a%29%2F%28w-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-a%29%2F%28w-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%28w-a%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%28w-a%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine and multiply the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-a%2F%28w-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-%28%28w%2Ba%29%2F%28w%2Ba%29%29%28a%2F%28w-a%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2Ba%29%2F%28w%2Ba%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2Ba%29%2F%28w%2Ba%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-%28a%28w%2Ba%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-%28a%28w%2Ba%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Combine and multiply the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-%28aw%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29-%28aw%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2-%28aw%2Ba%5E2%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28aw-a%5E2-%28aw%2Ba%5E2%29%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract the fractions by subtracting the numerators\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28aw-a%5E2-aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28aw-a%5E2-aw-a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28%28w-a%29%28w%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28w%5E2-a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28w%5E2-a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F%28w%2Ba%29-a%2F%28w-a%29=%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28w%5E2-a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F%28w%2Ba%29-a%2F%28w-a%29=%28-2a%5E2%29%2F%28w%5E2-a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%3C%3Ea ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%3C%3Ea\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%3C%3E-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%3C%3E-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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