SOLUTION: This seems like a simple problem... however, I'm trying to learn the core reason on how and why this problem works. (I got the answer from the back of my math book, but I want to u

Question 26578: This seems like a simple problem... however, I'm trying to learn the core reason on how and why this problem works. (I got the answer from the back of my math book, but I want to understand it.)
b-a^(-1) / a-b^(-1)
Thanks.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you do not say whether your powers apply to all the terms or just the second in each pair?

is 1/(x)^2

so, is 1/(b-a)
Similarly is 1/(a-b)

so becomes which is

jon.

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