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Reduce each fraction to simplest form.$$\frac{3 a^{2}-13 a-10}{5+4 a-a^{2}}$$
Step 1
The numerator can be factored as $(3a+2)(a-5)$ and the denominator can be factored as $(a+1)(1-a)$. So, the fraction becomes: $$\frac{(3a+2)(a-5)}{(a+1)(1-a)}$$ Show more…
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