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Standard Operating Procedure for Formula Simplification

As a technical trainer at an industrial manufacturing plant, you are creating a reference manual for new technicians on how to adjust calibration formulas. One such formula requires simplifying the expression:

4a2+6a+53a2+7a+10\frac{4}{a^2+6a+5} - \frac{3}{a^2+7a+10}

To ensure the technicians understand the mathematical foundation, you must document the standard procedure for subtracting such expressions. Recalling the rules for subtracting rational expressions with different factorable trinomial denominators, describe the four primary sequential steps required to completely simplify this expression from start to finish. (Note: You only need to describe the procedural steps; you do not need to perform the actual calculations.)

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