document.write( "Question 68799: subtract
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Algebra.Com's Answer #49957 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%282x%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+13x+%2B+42%29-%287%29%2F%28x+-+6%29\"$ First rewrite denominator of left fraction
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%29%2F%28%28x-6%29%28x-7%29%29-%287%29%2F%28x+-+6%29\"$ Factor denominator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%29%2F%28%28x-6%29%28x-7%29%29-%28%28x-7%29%2F%28x-7%29%29%28%287%29%2F%28x+-+6%29%29\"$ Multiply right fraction by $\"%28x-7%29%2F%28x-7%29\"$ to give both fractions a common denominator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%29%2F%28%28x-6%29%28x-7%29%29-%287x-49%29%2F%28%28x+-+6%29%28x-7%29%29\"$ Now you can subract
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x-7x%2B49%29%2F%28%28x-6%29%28x-7%29%29\"$ Simplify
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-5x%2B49%29%2F%28%28x-6%29%28x-7%29%29\"$ To verify, pick any value for x (say 1) and plug it into both expressions and they'll be equal. \n" ); document.write( "

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