document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201978>Question 201978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: (a-b)^2/a^2-b^2. Please help me to simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152215 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=152215\">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-b%29%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-b%29%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%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-b%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-b%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand the numerator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a-b%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-b%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28%28a-b%29%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28a-b%29%29%28a%2Bb%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%28%28a-b%29%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28highlight%28%28a-b%29%29%28a%2Bb%29%29\"   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%28%28a-b%29%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28a-b%29%29%28a%2Bb%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28%28a-b%29%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28a-b%29%29%28a%2Bb%29%29\"   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=%28a-b%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-b%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29\"   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-b%29%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29=%28a-b%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-b%29%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29=%28a-b%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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