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[devout plinth]

start by factoring everything

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let me show you my progress

This is one of the other 1000 failed attempts

[devout plinth]

your first step was right

on your second step, try to resolve everything in the bracket before multiplying

[formal latch]

but i don't see how

i don't have anything in common there

[devout plinth]

combine the three fractions being added/subtracted into a single one

[formal latch]

😭 what

i only see multiplying first fraction with x+5

the second with x-5

and then i can combine them

in a single one

actually no

if i knew the second step, i would've done it by now

[devout plinth]

$\frac{x+2}{x-5} - \frac{x-2}{x+5} - \frac{27-5x}{25-x^2}$

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Micabo

[devout plinth]

can you find the common denominator?

[formal latch]

x ?

[devout plinth]

no

[formal latch]

great

i'm actually really good at this

[devout plinth]

would it help if i

$\frac{x+2}{x-5} - \frac{x-2}{x+5} - \frac{27-5x}{-(x-5)(x+5)}$

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Micabo

[formal latch]

so now i have to multiply first fraction with x+5
the second with x-5 and then i can combine them, because i still don't have an actual common denominator

i'm getting confused

[devout plinth]

for the first fraction, multiply top and bottom by x+5

[formal latch]

i nailed it, finally

let me see where i can get

finally

the answer is 9

i got tricked by the minus you gave as common factor [-(x-5)(x+5)], i didn't see it in the beginning

thank you very much