How do you subtract \frac { u - 8} { u + 1} - \frac { ( - 7u + 4) } { u + 1}?

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2017

[4(2u-3)]/(u+1)

Explanation:

\frac { u - 8} { u + 1} - \frac { ( - 7u + 4) } { u + 1}

(u-8-(-7u+4))/(u+1)

(u-8+7u-4)/(u+1)

(8u-12)/(u+1)

[4(2u-3)]/(u+1)