SOLUTION: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form 5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15

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Question 75961: Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form
5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15
Found 2 solutions by rmromero, funmath:
Answer by rmromero(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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5a – 12                  3a – 2  

________________  -  _________________    

a^2 – 8a + 15          a^2 – 8a + 15



Notice that the denominators are the same so we add or subtract 

the numerator right away







             5a – 12  - (3a – 2)  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    



 



             5a – 12  - 3a + 2  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    



      





                  2a – 10  

           _______________________  

               a^2 – 8a + 15    









                  2(a - 5)

              ________________

               (a - 5)(a + 3)









                  2 cross+%28a+-+5%29

              ________________

               cross+%28a+-+5%29(a + 3)









                  2

             __________

                a + 3









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Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm guessing as to where your fractions begin and end. It helps us if you put the whole numerator in parentheses and the whole denominator in parentheses.
If I misinterpretted you, please let me know.
Add or subtract as indicated. Express your results in simplest form
5a – 12/ a^2 – 8a + 15 – 3a – 2/ a^2 – 8a + 15
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%28%285a-12%29-%283a-2%29%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29
%285a-12-3a%2B2%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29
%282a-10%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29
2%28a-5%29%2F%28%28a-5%29%28a-3%29%29
2%2Across%28%28a-5%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28a-5%29%29%2A%28a-3%29%29
highlight%282%2F%28a-3%29%29
Happy Calculating!!!