document.write( "Question 93265: I am having problems solving this equation could someone please help me. I have a few other problems like this one and am unable to solve them as well. I think if shown how to solve this one i may be able solve the others.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #67899 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Subtract:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%285a-12%29-%283a-2%29%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29\"$ Now you need to simplify this.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282a-10%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29\"$ Factor a 2 from the numerator and factor the trinomial in the denominator.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2cross%28%28a-5%29%29%2F%28a-3%29cross%28%28a-5%29%29\"$ Cancel the indicated factors.
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