Verified Answer :

1/3a - 5 - (1/6a + 3) = 
1/3a - 5 - 1/6a - 3 =
1/3a - 1/6a - 5 - 3 =
2/6a - 1/6a - 8 =
1/6a - 8 <===

Answer:

\(\frac{3a+8}{3(2a+1)(3a-5)}\)

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to subtract \(\frac{1}{6a+3}\) from \(\frac{1}{3a-5}\).


We set up the subtraction problem as follows;


\(\frac{1}{3a-5}-\frac{1}{6a+3}\)


We collect LCM of the denominators to obtain


\(=\frac{6a+3-(3a-5)}{(6a+3)(3a-5)}\)


Expand the bracket in the numerator to obtain;


\(=\frac{6a+3-3a+5}{(6a+3)(3a-5)}\)


This simplifies to;


\(=\frac{3a+8}{3(2a+1)(3a-5)}\)