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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, can you tell me one thing you have to do in order to subtract or add fractions?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you would not cancel out x but you can simplifiy the numerator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what would you simplify the numerator to

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha ya but did you e re perfect squares

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they are*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(x-4)(x + 4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

[(x-4)(x+4)]/(x + 4) the two x + 4 cancel out and the answer is x-4

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