document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199682>Question 1199682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-a-a^2 division a^2-4  is = -3+a division a+2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " This is how I worked it out: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numerator :(-3-a)(-2+a) factored\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "denominator : (a-2)(a+2) factored \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3-a)(-2+a) division (a-2)(a+2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2+a) is the same as (a-2) which would cancel with (a+2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so what is left is : <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3-a) division (a-2)  , as you can see the terms are the same as the answer except the signs in front of them . Why are the signs different ? Does it have to do with when I cancelled (a-2) with (a+2) ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #833637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=833637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6-a-a^2 division a^2-4 is = -3+a division a+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6-a-a^2)/(a^2-4) = (a-3)/(a+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-a-3 = a-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 0<BR>\n" );
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