Question

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Simplify.
(2+1/a)/(2/a-a)

Answer 1

Does that look like this:\[\frac{ 2+\frac{ 1 }{ a } }{ \frac{ 2 }{ a }-a }\]

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

ok so you need to do the numerator first and get the common denominator of a throughout the top, then do the same with the bottom part of the fraction...get a common denominator, which is the same as the top, then combine the whole fraction and get the answer for a. I know that sounds really confusing, so let's start with the top of that mess, the 2 + 1/a.

Answer 4

Getting a common denominator gives you 2a/a + 1/a which comes to 2a+1/a. And on the bottom you need to common denom of a as well, so that gives you 2/a - a^2/a, which combines to 2-a^2/a. Now you have this: