Do the Operations and simplify?

Question

a + 8/ 49 - a^2 * 2a - 14/2a + 16

please show all work

a. -1/a-7

b. -1/ a +7

c. a/ a+7

d. 1/a -7

Please show all work so I can understand this correctly, this will detior from people just guessing to get credit. Thanks!

Amanda Albrecht

Answer 1

A few brackets would help!

Assuming you mean:

[(a+8)/(49-a^2)] *[(2a-14)/(2a+16)]=

(a+8)(a-7)/(7-a)(7+a)(a+8)=

-1/(7+a)

Answer (b)