document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117869>Question 117869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help.Simplify: (1/a + 1/b) squared +(1/a + 1/b) squared </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85916 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=85916\">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=%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2%2B%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2%2B%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2\"   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=2%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28%28b%2Fb%29%281%2Fa%29%2B%28a%2Fa%29%281%2Fb%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28%28b%2Fb%29%281%2Fa%29%2B%28a%2Fa%29%281%2Fb%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and multiply the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28b%2Fab%2Ba%2Fab%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28b%2Fab%2Ba%2Fab%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28%28b%2Ba%29%2Fab%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28%28b%2Ba%29%2Fab%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the LCD <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28b%2Ba%29%5E2%2F%28ab%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28b%2Ba%29%5E2%2F%28ab%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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