Skip to main content
Evaluate
Tick mark Image
Expand
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

\frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}-\frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Least common multiple of x+4 and x-4 is \left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right). Multiply \frac{x-6}{x+4} times \frac{x-4}{x-4}. Multiply \frac{x+2}{x-4} times \frac{x+4}{x+4}.
\frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)-\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Since \frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)} and \frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{x^{2}-4x-6x+24-x^{2}-4x-2x-8}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Do the multiplications in \left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)-\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right).
\frac{-16x+16}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Combine like terms in x^{2}-4x-6x+24-x^{2}-4x-2x-8.
\frac{-16x+16}{x^{2}-16}
Expand \left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right).
\frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}-\frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Least common multiple of x+4 and x-4 is \left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right). Multiply \frac{x-6}{x+4} times \frac{x-4}{x-4}. Multiply \frac{x+2}{x-4} times \frac{x+4}{x+4}.
\frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)-\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Since \frac{\left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)} and \frac{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{x^{2}-4x-6x+24-x^{2}-4x-2x-8}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Do the multiplications in \left(x-6\right)\left(x-4\right)-\left(x+2\right)\left(x+4\right).
\frac{-16x+16}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}
Combine like terms in x^{2}-4x-6x+24-x^{2}-4x-2x-8.
\frac{-16x+16}{x^{2}-16}
Expand \left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right).