How do you subtract \frac { 6a ^ { 2} - 7a + 8} { 2a - 1} - \frac { a ^ { 2} - 4a + 6} { 2a - 1}?

1 Answer
May 15, 2017

Since the denominators are the same you can get right to subtracting.

There is a minus sign splitting the two parts of the equation

Multiply the second half of the equation by -1 because that negative applies to ALL terms

(-1*(a^2 - 4a +6))/(2a-1)

That will then result in

(-a^2 + 4a -6)

Then combine the equation under one denominator like so

(6a^2-7a+8-a^2+4a-6)/(2a -1)

Simplify

(5a^2-3a+2)/(2a-1)

Since the numerator cannot be simplified further the final answer is

(5a^2-3a+2)/(2a-1)