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How do you (a^2-9)/(15+5*a) in partial fractions?

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  2     
 a  - 9 
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15 + 5*a
$$\frac{a^{2} - 9}{5 a + 15}$$
(a^2 - 9)/(15 + 5*a)
Fraction decomposition [src]
-3/5 + a/5
$$\frac{a}{5} - \frac{3}{5}$$
  3   a
- - + -
  5   5
General simplification [src]
  3   a
- - + -
  5   5
$$\frac{a}{5} - \frac{3}{5}$$
-3/5 + a/5
Common denominator [src]
  3   a
- - + -
  5   5
$$\frac{a}{5} - \frac{3}{5}$$
-3/5 + a/5
Numerical answer [src]
(-9.0 + a^2)/(15.0 + 5.0*a)
(-9.0 + a^2)/(15.0 + 5.0*a)
Combining rational expressions [src]
       2 
 -9 + a  
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5*(3 + a)
$$\frac{a^{2} - 9}{5 \left(a + 3\right)}$$
(-9 + a^2)/(5*(3 + a))
Combinatorics [src]
  3   a
- - + -
  5   5
$$\frac{a}{5} - \frac{3}{5}$$
-3/5 + a/5