SOLUTION: Simplify the complex fraction. 3 + 2/a OVER 3 - 2/a

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Question 117231: Simplify the complex fraction.

3 + 2/a OVER 3 - 2/a
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3+2/a)/(3-2/a)
[(3a+2)/a]/[(3a-2)/a] now invert the denominator & multiplythe fractions
[3a+2)/a](a/(3a-2) mcancel out the a terms
(3a+2)/(3a-2)