document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853079>Question 853079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/a-b + 1/b-a \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm confused, why is the answer 0? Could you answer the question in a specific step by step process please, I'd really appreciate it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513872 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513872\">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=1%2F%28a-b%29+%2B+1%2F%28b-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28a-b%29+%2B+1%2F%28b-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sorry, I sent this inadvertantly<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change the sign of the 2nd fraction, factor out -1 in the denominator, resulting<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now a is positive and b is negative, -1 changes the sign so we have<BR>\n" );
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