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Question 93265: I am having problems solving this equation could someone please help me. I have a few other problems like this one and am unable to solve them as well. I think if shown how to solve this one i may be able solve the others.
%285a-12%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29-%283a-2%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29 Please help me.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Subtract:
%28%285a-12%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29%29-%28%283a-2%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29%29 You'll notice that these two fractions have a common denominator, so you can subtract the numerators and put the result over the common denominator.
%28%285a-12%29-%283a-2%29%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29 Now you need to simplify this.
%285a-12-3a%2B2%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29
%282a-10%29%2F%28a%5E2-8a%2B15%29 Factor a 2 from the numerator and factor the trinomial in the denominator.
2cross%28%28a-5%29%29%2F%28a-3%29cross%28%28a-5%29%29 Cancel the indicated factors.
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