SOLUTION: 6/y-2+3y/2-y please help simplify

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Question 55878: 6/y-2+3y/2-y please help simplify
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I Think You Probably meant y-2 and 2-y are denominators. If I'm wrong, let me know.
%286%2F%28y-2%29%29%2B%283y%2F%282-y%29%29
6%2F%28y-2%29%2B%28-1%29%283y%29%2F%28-1%282-y%29%29
6%2F%28y-2%29-3y%2F%28-2%2By%29
6%2F%28y-2%29-3y%2F%28y-2%29
%286-3y%29%2F%28y-2%29
-3%28-2%2By%29%2F%28y-2%29
-3%28y-2%29%2F%28y-2%29
-3%2Across%28%28y-2%29%29%2Fcross%28%28y-2%29%29
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Eventually you'll want to realize that if polynomials are the same but with opposite signs, they are the negative of each other. That will eliminate half of the steps that I showed you.
Happy Calculating!!!