Simplifying
Subtract two fractions that share the variable denominator :
Apply the subtraction rule by combining the numerators over the common denominator:
Rewrite with the negative sign in front of the fraction rather than in the numerator:
This example shows that the common-denominator subtraction rule works identically when the shared denominator is a variable instead of a number. As with numerical fractions, the negative sign can be moved from the numerator to in front of the fraction bar.
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