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Question 335875: I tried doing this problem a^2-b^2/a-b and my answer in reduced form was a^3 + b^3. Is this correct?
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I tried doing this problem a^2-b^2/a-b and my answer in reduced form was a^3 + b^3. Is this correct?
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No, note that the numerator is the "difference of squares" and can be factored to:
%28%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29%29%2F%28%28a-b%29%29
Cancel the (a-b)'s and you have: (a + b) as the reduce form