document.write( "Question 47085: I can not figure this problem out...please help me. I am not getting any one of these answers....What am I doing wrong.\r
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document.write( "Subtract. Write your answer in simplest form.\r
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document.write( "y-2/y+3 - y/2y+6\r
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document.write( "Choices are: A) y^2+y-12/(y+3)(2y+6) B) y-2/y+3 C) y-4/2(y+3) D) 3y-4/2(y+3) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #31190 by mathchemprofessor(65)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! y-2/y+3 - y/2y+6 \n" ); document.write( "LCM is (y+3)(2y+6) \n" ); document.write( "On adding both of them, we get \n" ); document.write( "((y-2)(2y+6)-y(y+3))/(y+3)(2y+6) \n" ); document.write( "=2y^2+6y-4y-12-y^2-3y/(y+3)(2y+6)( expansion of the numerator) \n" ); document.write( "=(y^2-y-12)/(y+3)(2y+6)(simplification of the numerator) \n" ); document.write( "=(y-4)(y+3)/(y+3)(2y+6)(factoring the numerator) \n" ); document.write( "=(y-4)/(2y+6) ( cancellation of the common term) \n" ); document.write( "=(y-4)/2(y+3) \n" ); document.write( " |