SOLUTION: Please solve {{{(a)/(a^2-16)+(2)/(a-4)=(2)/(a+4)}}}

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Question 1075323: Please solve
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Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ptaylor:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply everything by a^2-16
a+2(a+4)=2(a-4)
a+2a+8=2a-8
3a+8=2a-8
a=-16 ANSWER
-16/240+2/-20=2/-12
-1/15-1/10=-5/30=-1/6=2/-12

Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply each term by (a^2-16); (a^2-16)=(a+4)(a-4)
We get
a+2(a+4)=2(a-4) expand
a+2a+8=2a-8 collect like terms
a+2a-2a=-8-8
a=-16
hope this helps---ptaylor