SOLUTION: please help me if any one of you can please IF a is not equal to b and a^2-b^2/9=a+b,then what is the value of a-b? (A)1/3 (B)3 (C)9 (D)12 (E)IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE

Question 922830: please help me if any one of you can please
IF a is not equal to b and a^2-b^2/9=a+b,then what is the value of a-b?
(A)1/3
(B)3
(C)9
(D)12
(E)IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE INFORMATION GIVEN
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IF a is not equal to b and a^2-b^2/9=a+b,then what is the value of a-b?
:

multiply both sides by 9

Factor the left side as the "difference of squares"
(a+b)(a-b) = 9(a+b)
divide both sides by (a+b)
a - b = 9
;
Pretty easy, right?
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