a: \(=\dfrac{x^3}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}-\dfrac{x}{x-2}-\dfrac{2}{x+2}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^3-x^2-2x-2x+4}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{x^3-x^2-4x+4}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}=\dfrac{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)\left(x-1\right)}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}=x-1\)