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① | Subtract from to get . To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
② | Add and to get . To add expressions with the same denominators, we add the numerators and write the result over the common denominator. |
③ | Divide by to get . Step 1: To divide rational expressions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. |