document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875477>Question 875477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me simplify this complex fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a/b-b/a / 1+a/b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528207 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528207\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> number 1 is the original problem as i see it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 2 is the result of multiplying the original problem by ab/ab.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this removes the denominators in each of the numerator and denominator of the original expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 3 is the result of a^2 - b^2 = (a-b) * (a+b) and the result of ab + a^2 = a * (b + a) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 4 is the result of a * (b + a) being the same as a * (a + b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number 5 cancels out (a + b) in the numerator and the (a + b) in the denominator to get the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's the written details of the solution to the problem.<BR>\n" );
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