Question

How do you simplify (25/a -a l) / (5+a)

Answer 1

Simplify the following:

(25/a - a l)/(a + 5)

Put each term in 25/a - a l over the common denominator a: 25/a - a l = 25/a - (a^2 l)/a:

(25/a - (a^2 l)/a)/(a + 5)

25/a - (a^2 l)/a = (25 - a^2 l)/a:

Answer: ((25 - a^2 l)/a)/(a + 5)