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Reduce to lowest terms.

5/a + 1
_______
a/5 - 5/a

A) a-5/5
B) 5/a-5
C) -a/5

User Evanthia
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2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

your friend got that right

Explanation:

User Zauberfisch
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Hi friend,
((5+a)/a)/((a^2 -25) /5a)
=(a+5)/((a^2 - 25)/5)
=(a+5)(5)/(a+5)(a-5)
=5/(a-5)
Therefore your answer is B)
Hope this helps you!
User Schalkneethling
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