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Hi Willie, I think this problem is . Since the fractions have the same denominator we can write this as . REmoving the parentheses and remembering to distribute the minus sign through the second set of parentheses yields . Now the numerator simplifies to become . But we are not done yet since there is a common factor of 2 in both the numerator and denominator so finally I get . I hope this helps,
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