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How do you (6/(a-1)-10/(a-1)^2)/(10/(a^2-1)-(2*a+2)/(a-1)) in partial fractions?

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  6        10   
----- - --------
a - 1          2
        (a - 1) 
----------------
  10     2*a + 2
------ - -------
 2        a - 1 
a  - 1          
$$\frac{- \frac{10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{6}{a - 1}}{\frac{10}{a^{2} - 1} - \frac{2 a + 2}{a - 1}}$$
(6/(a - 1) - 10/(a - 1)^2)/(10/(a^2 - 1) - (2*a + 2)/(a - 1))
Fraction decomposition [src]
-10/(-1 + a) + (32 + 7*a)/(-4 + a^2 + 2*a)
$$\frac{7 a + 32}{a^{2} + 2 a - 4} - \frac{10}{a - 1}$$
    10        32 + 7*a  
- ------ + -------------
  -1 + a         2      
           -4 + a  + 2*a
General simplification [src]
         2       
  8 - 3*a  + 5*a 
-----------------
     2    3      
4 + a  + a  - 6*a
$$\frac{- 3 a^{2} + 5 a + 8}{a^{3} + a^{2} - 6 a + 4}$$
(8 - 3*a^2 + 5*a)/(4 + a^2 + a^3 - 6*a)
Numerical answer [src]
(6.0/(-1.0 + a) - 10.0/(-1.0 + a)^2)/(10.0/(-1.0 + a^2) - (2.0 + 2.0*a)/(-1.0 + a))
(6.0/(-1.0 + a) - 10.0/(-1.0 + a)^2)/(10.0/(-1.0 + a^2) - (2.0 + 2.0*a)/(-1.0 + a))
Combining rational expressions [src]
          /      2\                    
          \-1 + a /*(-8 + 3*a)         
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         /                   /      2\\
(-1 + a)*\-5 + 5*a - (1 + a)*\-1 + a //
$$\frac{\left(3 a - 8\right) \left(a^{2} - 1\right)}{\left(a - 1\right) \left(5 a - \left(a + 1\right) \left(a^{2} - 1\right) - 5\right)}$$
(-1 + a^2)*(-8 + 3*a)/((-1 + a)*(-5 + 5*a - (1 + a)*(-1 + a^2)))
Combinatorics [src]
  -(1 + a)*(-8 + 3*a)   
------------------------
         /      2      \
(-1 + a)*\-4 + a  + 2*a/
$$- \frac{\left(a + 1\right) \left(3 a - 8\right)}{\left(a - 1\right) \left(a^{2} + 2 a - 4\right)}$$
-(1 + a)*(-8 + 3*a)/((-1 + a)*(-4 + a^2 + 2*a))
Assemble expression [src]
      10        6   
- --------- + ------
          2   -1 + a
  (-1 + a)          
--------------------
    10     2 + 2*a  
 ------- - -------  
       2    -1 + a  
 -1 + a             
$$\frac{\frac{6}{a - 1} - \frac{10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2}}}{\frac{10}{a^{2} - 1} - \frac{2 a + 2}{a - 1}}$$
(-10/(-1 + a)^2 + 6/(-1 + a))/(10/(-1 + a^2) - (2 + 2*a)/(-1 + a))
Trigonometric part [src]
      10        6   
- --------- + ------
          2   -1 + a
  (-1 + a)          
--------------------
    10     2 + 2*a  
 ------- - -------  
       2    -1 + a  
 -1 + a             
$$\frac{\frac{6}{a - 1} - \frac{10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2}}}{\frac{10}{a^{2} - 1} - \frac{2 a + 2}{a - 1}}$$
(-10/(-1 + a)^2 + 6/(-1 + a))/(10/(-1 + a^2) - (2 + 2*a)/(-1 + a))
Rational denominator [src]
                2             2       3      2         2
10 - 10*a - 10*a  + 6*(-1 + a)  + 10*a  - 6*a *(-1 + a) 
--------------------------------------------------------
                   2 /              2      3\           
           (-1 + a) *\8 - 12*a + 2*a  + 2*a /           
$$\frac{10 a^{3} - 6 a^{2} \left(a - 1\right)^{2} - 10 a^{2} - 10 a + 6 \left(a - 1\right)^{2} + 10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2} \left(2 a^{3} + 2 a^{2} - 12 a + 8\right)}$$
(10 - 10*a - 10*a^2 + 6*(-1 + a)^2 + 10*a^3 - 6*a^2*(-1 + a)^2)/((-1 + a)^2*(8 - 12*a + 2*a^2 + 2*a^3))
Common denominator [src]
 /              2\ 
-\-8 - 5*a + 3*a / 
-------------------
      2    3       
 4 + a  + a  - 6*a 
$$- \frac{3 a^{2} - 5 a - 8}{a^{3} + a^{2} - 6 a + 4}$$
-(-8 - 5*a + 3*a^2)/(4 + a^2 + a^3 - 6*a)
Powers [src]
      10        6   
- --------- + ------
          2   -1 + a
  (-1 + a)          
--------------------
    10     2 + 2*a  
 ------- - -------  
       2    -1 + a  
 -1 + a             
$$\frac{\frac{6}{a - 1} - \frac{10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2}}}{\frac{10}{a^{2} - 1} - \frac{2 a + 2}{a - 1}}$$
      10        6   
- --------- + ------
          2   -1 + a
  (-1 + a)          
--------------------
    10     -2 - 2*a 
 ------- + -------- 
       2    -1 + a  
 -1 + a             
$$\frac{\frac{6}{a - 1} - \frac{10}{\left(a - 1\right)^{2}}}{\frac{- 2 a - 2}{a - 1} + \frac{10}{a^{2} - 1}}$$
(-10/(-1 + a)^2 + 6/(-1 + a))/(10/(-1 + a^2) + (-2 - 2*a)/(-1 + a))