12x - 18 - 4x -2
12x - 4x = 8x (yours 12x - 4x = 8)
-18 - 2 = -20 (yours -18 -1 = 17)
answer:
8x - 20
Basically we need to add and subtract 1/2 from 1/6:
(1) 1/6 - 1/2 = 1/6 - 3/6
= -2/6
= -1/3
(2) 1/6 + 1/2 = 1/6 + 3/6
= 4/6
= 2/3
Therefor the two numbers that are located 1/2 unit from 1/6 are -1/3 and 2/3
2b 2a
----------------- + -----------------
(b+a)^2 (b^2 - a^2)
2b 2a
= ----------------- + -------------------
(b+a)(b+a) (b+a)(b-a)
2b(b - a) + 2a(b + a)
= ------------------------------------
(b+a)(b+a)(b-a)
2b^2 - 2ab + 2ab + 2a^2
= ---------------------------------------
(b+a)(b+a)(b-a)
2b^2 + 2a^2
= ------------------------
(b+a)(b+a)(b-a)
2(b^2 + a^2)
= ------------------------
(b+a)^2 (b-a)
Answer:
Numerator: 2(b^2 + a^2)
Denominator: (b+a)^2 (b-a)
