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Least common denominator (z-a)/(5*z-2*a)-(z-4*a)/(z)

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  z - a     z - 4*a
--------- - -------
5*z - 2*a      z   
$$\frac{- a + z}{- 2 a + 5 z} - \frac{- 4 a + z}{z}$$
(z - a)/(5*z - 2*a) - (z - 4*a)/z
General simplification [src]
z*(a - z) + (-z + 4*a)*(-5*z + 2*a)
-----------------------------------
           z*(-5*z + 2*a)          
$$\frac{z \left(a - z\right) + \left(2 a - 5 z\right) \left(4 a - z\right)}{z \left(2 a - 5 z\right)}$$
(z*(a - z) + (-z + 4*a)*(-5*z + 2*a))/(z*(-5*z + 2*a))
Combining rational expressions [src]
z*(z - a) - (z - 4*a)*(-2*a + 5*z)
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          z*(-2*a + 5*z)          
$$\frac{z \left(- a + z\right) - \left(- 4 a + z\right) \left(- 2 a + 5 z\right)}{z \left(- 2 a + 5 z\right)}$$
(z*(z - a) - (z - 4*a)*(-2*a + 5*z))/(z*(-2*a + 5*z))
Assemble expression [src]
-z + 4*a     z - a   
-------- + ----------
   z       -2*a + 5*z
$$\frac{- a + z}{- 2 a + 5 z} + \frac{4 a - z}{z}$$
(-z + 4*a)/z + (z - a)/(-2*a + 5*z)
Rational denominator [src]
z*(z - a) + (-z + 4*a)*(-2*a + 5*z)
-----------------------------------
           z*(-2*a + 5*z)          
$$\frac{z \left(- a + z\right) + \left(- 2 a + 5 z\right) \left(4 a - z\right)}{z \left(- 2 a + 5 z\right)}$$
(z*(z - a) + (-z + 4*a)*(-2*a + 5*z))/(z*(-2*a + 5*z))
Combinatorics [src]
 /   2      2         \ 
-\4*z  + 8*a  - 21*a*z/ 
------------------------
     z*(-2*a + 5*z)     
$$- \frac{8 a^{2} - 21 a z + 4 z^{2}}{z \left(- 2 a + 5 z\right)}$$
-(4*z^2 + 8*a^2 - 21*a*z)/(z*(-2*a + 5*z))
Common denominator [src]
            2         
  4   - 40*a  + 97*a*z
- - + ----------------
  5        2          
       25*z  - 10*a*z 
$$\frac{- 40 a^{2} + 97 a z}{- 10 a z + 25 z^{2}} - \frac{4}{5}$$
-4/5 + (-40*a^2 + 97*a*z)/(25*z^2 - 10*a*z)
Numerical answer [src]
(z - a)/(5.0*z - 2.0*a) - (z - 4.0*a)/z
(z - a)/(5.0*z - 2.0*a) - (z - 4.0*a)/z
Powers [src]
-z + 4*a     z - a   
-------- + ----------
   z       -2*a + 5*z
$$\frac{- a + z}{- 2 a + 5 z} + \frac{4 a - z}{z}$$
(-z + 4*a)/z + (z - a)/(-2*a + 5*z)