document.write( "Question 120835: ab+ b^2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #88642 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%28%28ab%2B+b%5E2%29%29%2F%28%284ab%5E5%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "When you divide, you invert the dividing fraction and multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28ab%2B+b%5E2%29%29%2F%28%284ab%5E5%29%29\"$ * $\"%28%286a%5E2b%5E4%29%29%2F%28%28a%2Bb%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor out b in the 1st numerator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b%28a%2B+b%29%29%2F%28%284ab%5E5%29%29\"$ * $\"%28%286a%5E2b%5E4%29%29%2F%28%28a%2Bb%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel (a+b)'s
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b%29%2F%28%284ab%5E5%29%29\"$ * $\"%286a%5E2b%5E4%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel b in the 1st numerator into the denominator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F%28%284ab%5E4%29%29\"$ * $\"%286a%5E2b%5E4%29\"$ = $\"%28%286a%5E2b%5E4%29%29%2F%28%284ab%5E4%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel 2ab^4 out of the denominator
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%283a%29%29%2F2\"$ is the simplified fraction
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