SOLUTION: Given the following complex fraction: (2/b^2-1)-(3/ab-a) ___________ ______ divided by (3/ab-a)-(2/b^2-1) This fraction simplifies to (select one choice): a)a+b b)a-b

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Question 458134: Given the following complex fraction:
(2/b^2-1)-(3/ab-a)
__________________ divided by
(3/ab-a)-(2/b^2-1)
This fraction simplifies to (select one choice):
a)a+b
b)a-b
c)1
d)-1
e)b-a
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