document.write( "Question 874623: Could someone please show me the steps in solving this problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(e^7x - e^-7x)^2 - (e^7x + e^-7x)^2 / (e^7x + e^-7x)^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The book says that the answer is -4 / (e^7x + e^-7x)^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't know how they got -4 for the numerator. I am getting something completely different.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #527616 by mananth(16946)\"\" \"About 
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