I'm assuming that we have :
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] - 3/(b-a) note... -3/(b-a) = -3 / [- (a - b) ] = + 3/(a - b) the negative signs "cancel"
This gives us
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] + 3/(a-b) multiply the second fracton by (a + b) on top and bottom
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] + 3(a + b)/ [(a - b) (a + b)]= {combine everything over a common denominator}
[3a + 3(a + b)] / [(a - b)(a + b) ] =
[3a + 3a + 3b ] / [(a - b)(a + b) ] =
[6a + 3b] / [a^2 - b^2] =
3[2a + b] / (a^2 - b^2)
I'm assuming that we have :
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] - 3/(b-a) note... -3/(b-a) = -3 / [- (a - b) ] = + 3/(a - b) the negative signs "cancel"
This gives us
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] + 3/(a-b) multiply the second fracton by (a + b) on top and bottom
3a/[(a-b)(a+b)] + 3(a + b)/ [(a - b) (a + b)]= {combine everything over a common denominator}
[3a + 3(a + b)] / [(a - b)(a + b) ] =
[3a + 3a + 3b ] / [(a - b)(a + b) ] =
[6a + 3b] / [a^2 - b^2] =
3[2a + b] / (a^2 - b^2)