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Perform the indicated operations. Simplify when possible$$\frac{x-7}{x^{2}-16}-\frac{x-1}{16-x^{2}}$$
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Step 1: First, we factor out a negative from the second fraction to make the denominators the same: $$ \frac{x-7}{x^{2}-16}+\frac{x-1}{-(x^{2}-16)} $$ Show more…
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