SOLUTION: need help can these fractions be reduced or subtracted? 1. 3/ x-3 - x/ x-3 2. b-a / b+a - a-b / b+a

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Question 772897: need help can these fractions be reduced or subtracted?
1. 3/ x-3 - x/ x-3
2. b-a / b+a - a-b / b+a
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maybe you you meant is
1. 3%2F%28x-3%29-x%2F%28x-3%29, which should be written as 3/(x-3)-x/(x-3)
and
2. %28b-a%29%2F%28b%2Ba%29-%28a-b%29%2F%28b%2Ba%29, which should be written as (b-a)/(b+a)-(a-b)/(b+a)

1. 3%2F%28x-3%29-x%2F%28x-3%29=%283-x%29%2F%28x-3%29=%28-1%29%2A%28x-3%29%2F%28x-3%29=-1

2.