Question 205641
<font size = 9 color = "red"><b>Targetweek's solution is wrong!

Edwin's solution: 

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Your first answer is correct.  Going at the slowpoke
rate of one step at a time:

{{{((6a^2-8a-8)/(2a^2-9a-56))/((a-2)/(a-8))}}}

{{{((6a^2-8a-8)/(2a^2-9a-56))}}}÷{{{((a-2)/(a-8))}}}

{{{((6a^2-8a-8)/(2a^2-9a-56))*((a-8)/(a-2))}}}

{{{((2(3a^2-4a-4))/(2a^2-9a-56))*((a-8)/(a-2))}}}

{{{((2(3a+2)(a-2))/(2a^2-9a-56))*((a-8)/(a-2))}}}

{{{((2(3a+2)(a-2))/(2a+7)(a-8))*((a-8)/(a-2))}}}

{{{ (2(3a+2)(a-2)(a-8)) / ((2a+7)(a-8)(a-2)) }}}

{{{ (2(3a+2)(cross(a-2))(a-8)) / ((2a+7)(a-8)(cross(a-2))) }}}

{{{ (2(3a+2)(cross(a-2))(cross(a-8))) / ((2a+7)(cross(a-8))(cross(a-2))) }}}

{{{ (2(3a+2)) / (2a+7) }}}

Edwin</pre>