SOLUTION: can you help me by subtracting this rational expression (4a)/(a^2 + 6a + 5) - (3a)/(a^2 + 5a + 4)

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Question 630794: can you help me by subtracting this rational expression
(4a)/(a^2 + 6a + 5) - (3a)/(a^2 + 5a + 4)
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