a: \(A=\dfrac{x^2-8x+16-x^2+16}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}\cdot\dfrac{x}{2\left(x-1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{-8\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x-4\right)\left(x+4\right)}\cdot\dfrac{x}{2\left(x-1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{-4x}{\left(x+4\right)\left(x-1\right)}\)