1)
1/(x-y)(x-3) - 1/(x-y)(y -3) +1/(x-3)(y-3) = (y -3 -(x-3) +x-y)/(x-y)(x-3)(y-3) = 0.
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2)
=(a+4+a)/a(a+2)(a+4) + (a+8 a+4)/(a+4)(a+6)(a+8)=
2(a+2)/a(a+2)(a+4) +2(a+6)/(a+4)(a+6)(a+8) =2/a(a+4) +2/(a+4)(a+8) =
=2( a+8 +a)/a(a+4)(a+8) =4(a+4)/a(a+4)(a+8) = 4/a(a+8).