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document.write( "15a^4-9a/-3a=  please explain how </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "15a^4-9a/-3a= please explain how<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The -3a is a common denominator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [15a^4/(-3a)] - [(9a)/(-3a)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -5a^3 -(-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -5a^3+3<BR>\n" );
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