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Procedural Documentation for Rational Expression Simplification

In the process of streamlining a logistics cost formula, an analyst encounters the expression:

−3n−9n2+n−6−n+32−n\frac{-3n-9}{n^2+n-6} - \frac{n+3}{2-n}

To find a common denominator, the analyst first factors the trinomial into (n−2)(n+3)(n - 2)(n + 3). In your own words, describe the specific algebraic relationship between the denominator (2−n)(2 - n) and the factor (n−2)(n - 2). Detail the standard procedure for rewriting the second fraction so that it uses (n−2)(n - 2) as its denominator, and explain how this transformation specifically changes the subtraction operation between the two fractions.

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