3. Here's a trick to always try on this kind of problem, NSS
Look at the second denominator.....see if the first actually factors with this
Notice that the first denominator is ( b - 1) (b + 2)
So we have...also factoring the top of the first fraction
(b - 4) ( b + 2) 6
___________ - _____
(b - 1) (b + 2) b - 1
(b - 4) 6
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(b - 1) (b - 1)
( b - 4 - 6 )
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(b - 1)
b - 10
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b - 1