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Algebra.Com's Answer #79860 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (x-2)/( x^2-2x-15) - (x+2) / (x^2-x-20)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=(x-2)/[(x-5)(x+3)] - (x+2)/[(x-5)(x+4)]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "LCD = (x-5)(x+3)(x+4)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [(x-2)(x+4)/LCD] - [(x+2)(x+3)/LCD]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [x^2+2x-8 -(x^2+5x+6)]/LCD\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [-3x-14]/LCD\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= -(3x+14)/[(x-5)(x+3)(x+4)]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "======================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |