SOLUTION: Perform the indicated operations and simplify: (x-2)/(x-8) – (x+1)/(x+8) + (x-104)/(x^2-64)

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Question 295895: Perform the indicated operations and simplify:
(x-2)/(x-8) – (x+1)/(x+8) + (x-104)/(x^2-64)
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x-2)/(x-8) – (x+1)/(x+8) + (x-104)/(x^2-64)
(x-2)(x+8)- (x+1)(x-8) + (x-104) /(x^2-64)
x^2+6x-16 - x^2 +7x +8 +x -104 / ( x^2-64)
14x-112 / (x^2-64)
14(x-8) / (x+8)(x-8)
14 / x+8