SOLUTION: {{{ (x-1)/(x+6)-(x+4)/(x-6) }}} I got {{{ (-17x-18)/(x+6)(x-6) }}}

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Question 1067164: +%28x-1%29%2F%28x%2B6%29-%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x-6%29+
I got +%28-17x-18%29%2F%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29+
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This was done earlier, maybe two days ago.

+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%2B6%29-%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x-6%29+



%28%28x-1%29%28x-6%29-%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B6%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-6%29%29

%28x%5E2-7x%2B6-x%5E2-10x-24%29%2F%28x%5E2-36%29

highlight%28%28-17x-18%29%2F%28x%5E2-36%29%29, not equivalently different from what you found; just a more "simplified" form.

If you multiply the entire rational expression by %28-1%29%2F%28-1%29, then you can have another equivalent expression, highlight%28%2817x%2B18%29%2F%2836-x%5E2%29%29.