document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23790>Question 23790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  what is the answer to this fraction? can you simplify it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-2ab+b^2/a+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is it (a-b)^2?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for helping me,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ivi </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12549 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=12549\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The numerator factors into (a-b)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have (a-b)^2/(a+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You cannot reduce this beause there are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "no factors common to the numerator and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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