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Subtract the following rational expressions. (a^(2)+16a-1)/(4a+6)-(a^(2)+8a-13)/(4a+6)

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First of all, notice that we have the same denominator in both fractions in the equation, which is (4a+6). This makes our task easier as we don't need to find the least common denominator to perform subtraction between fractions.

Our problem now becomes:

(a^(2)+16a-1) - (a^(2)+8a-13), which infact subtract the numerators and does not affect the denominator.

So, we subtract the like terms in the numerators:

(a^(2) - a^(2)) + (16a - 8a) + (-1 - (-13)) = 2

The fraction reduced to the whole number 2.

So, the simplified result from subtracting given rational expressions is 2.

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