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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #109555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=109555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28a%2Ab-b%5E2%29%2F%28a%2Ab-a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28a%2Ab-b%5E2%29%2F%28a%2Ab-a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28b%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28-a%2A%28a-b%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28b%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28-a%2A%28a-b%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ab-a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ab-a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%2A%28a-b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%2A%28a-b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%2Ab%2Ab%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%2A%28-a%2A%28a-b%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%2Ab%2Ab%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%2A%28-a%2A%28a-b%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28-%28b%5E2%2Aa%5E2%2A%28a-b%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2A%28a-b%29%29%2F%28-%28b%5E2%2Aa%5E2%2A%28a-b%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28a%5E2%29%2Ahighlight%28b%5E2%29%2Ahighlight%28%28a-b%29%29%29%2F%28-%28highlight%28b%5E2%29%2Ahighlight%28a%5E2%29%2Ahighlight%28%28a-b%29%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28a%5E2%29%2Across%28b%5E2%29%2Across%28%28a-b%29%29%29%2F%28-%28cross%28b%5E2%29%2Across%28a%5E2%29%2Across%28%28a-b%29%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28a%2Ab-b%5E2%29%2F%28a%2Ab-a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%5E2%2Ab%29%2F%28b%5E2%2Aa%29%29%28%28a%2Ab-b%5E2%29%2F%28a%2Ab-a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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