SOLUTION: I am needing to perform the indicated operation and express the problem in lowest terms....can you please assist? Thank you. 2ab/a2(squared)- b2(squared) - b/a-b + 2

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Question 100806: I am needing to perform the indicated operation and express the problem in lowest terms....can you please assist? Thank you.
2ab/a2(squared)- b2(squared) - b/a-b + 2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2ab/a2(squared)- b2(squared) - b/a-b + 2
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Assume you mean:
%282ab%29%2Fa%5E2 - b%5E2 - b%2F%28%28a-b%29%29 + 2
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Note we can cancel a in the 1st fraction
%282b%29%2Fa - b%5E2 - b%2F%28%28a-b%29%29 + 2
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The common denominator would be a%28a-b%29:

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; multiply terms
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%282ab+-+2b%5E2+-+a%5E2b%5E2+%2B+ab%5E3+-+ab+%2B+2a%5E2+-+2ab%29%2F%28a%28a-b%29%29; remove brackets
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%282ab+-+ab+-+2ab+-+2b%5E2+-+a%5E2b%5E2+%2B+ab%5E3+%2B+2a%5E2%29%2F%28a%28a-b%29%29;combine like terms
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%28-ab+-+2b%5E2+-+a%5E2b%5E2+%2B+ab%5E3+%2B+2a%5E2%29%2F%28a%28a-b%29%29; that's about all you can do with it