Algebra help please anyone? easy 10 points?

Question

Can someone show me a step by step process?

Simplify.

1. [(3/x-1) - (3/a-1)] / x-a

2. [(1/(x+h)^3)-(1/x^3)] / h

Solve the equation:

1. (x-3)^2=17

2. x^2+4x+2=0

Answer 1

for the first one i don't know for sure wat u mean

(3/x) -1 or    3/ (x-1)

for the second one its too hard to show work cuz it will take like 20 minutes to write it out

solve the equation

Solve the equation

1. you take the square root of each side

now you have x-3= positive or negative square root of 17

then you add 3 to both sides and your answers are

x= 3 +/- square root of 17

2. you use the quadratic formula (also takes a while to type out)