document.write( "Question 146272: how do i do this? Simplify the following fraction by putting it in lowest terms or by performing the indicated operation. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #106813 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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how do i do this? Simplify the following fraction by putting it in lowest terms or by performing the indicated operation.
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document.write( "Factor the top as the difference of two cubes, using this rule:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"FIRST%5E3-SECOND%5E3=%28FIRST-SECOND%29%28FIRST%5E2%2BFIRST%2ASECOND%2BSECOND%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%28a-b%29%28a%5E2%2Bab%2Bb%5E2%29%29%2F%28a%5E3b%5E3%2Ba%5E2b%5E4%2Bab%5E5%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the bottom by taking out GCF \"ab%5E3\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28%28a-b%29%28a%5E2%2Bab%2Bb%5E2%29%29%2F%28ab%5E3%28a%5E2%2Bab%2Bb%5E2%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we cancel the \"%28a%5E2%2Bab%2Bb%5E2%29\"'s\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we are left with\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28a-b%29%2F%28ab%5E3%29\"\r\n" );
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