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Add or subtract, as indicated. $\frac{3}{a-2}-\frac{1}{2-a}$
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However, they are negatives of each other. We can make them the same by multiplying the numerator and denominator of the first fraction by -1. This gives us: \[-\frac{3}{-(a-2)} - \frac{1}{2-a}\] Show more…
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