The problem is to simplify the following expression: $(\frac{a-3}{a} - \frac{a-3}{a^2-2a}) : \frac{a-3}{a}$.

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2025/5/4

1. Problem Description

The problem is to simplify the following expression:
(a3aa3a22a):a3a(\frac{a-3}{a} - \frac{a-3}{a^2-2a}) : \frac{a-3}{a}.

2. Solution Steps

First, we simplify the expression inside the parenthesis.
a3aa3a22a=a3aa3a(a2)\frac{a-3}{a} - \frac{a-3}{a^2-2a} = \frac{a-3}{a} - \frac{a-3}{a(a-2)}
Find a common denominator for the two fractions:
(a3)(a2)a(a2)a3a(a2)=(a3)(a2)(a3)a(a2)\frac{(a-3)(a-2)}{a(a-2)} - \frac{a-3}{a(a-2)} = \frac{(a-3)(a-2) - (a-3)}{a(a-2)}
Factor out (a3)(a-3) in the numerator:
(a3)(a21)a(a2)=(a3)(a3)a(a2)=(a3)2a(a2)\frac{(a-3)(a-2-1)}{a(a-2)} = \frac{(a-3)(a-3)}{a(a-2)} = \frac{(a-3)^2}{a(a-2)}
Now, we divide this by a3a\frac{a-3}{a}:
(a3)2a(a2):a3a=(a3)2a(a2)aa3\frac{(a-3)^2}{a(a-2)} : \frac{a-3}{a} = \frac{(a-3)^2}{a(a-2)} \cdot \frac{a}{a-3}
Cancel out the common factors:
(a3)(a3)aa(a2)(a3)=a3a2\frac{(a-3)(a-3) \cdot a}{a(a-2)(a-3)} = \frac{a-3}{a-2}

3. Final Answer

The simplified expression is a3a2\frac{a-3}{a-2}.

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