document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=383312>Question 383312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me by writing this out step per step so I can understand and see how it is done. I do not understand this. Reduce the rational expression to the lowest terms. Assume that the variables represent only numbers for which the denominators are nonzero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2-b^2/a-b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope there is someone who can help me do this. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271427 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271427\">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=+%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29%2F%28a-b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29%2F%28a-b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the difference of squares formula.<BR>\n" );
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