SOLUTION: Please help... Reduce the expression to the lowest term: 5a-10b over 4b^2 - a^2

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Question 109186: Please help...
Reduce the expression to the lowest term:
5a-10b over 4b^2 - a^2
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285a-10b%29+%2F+%284b%5E2+-+a%5E2+%29

5%28a-+2b%29+%2F+%28%282b%29%5E2+-+a%5E2+%29
5%28a-+2b%29+%2F+%28-%28a%5E2+-+%282b%29%5E2+%29%29
5%28a-+2b%29+%2F+%28-%28a+-+2b%29%28a+%2B+2b%29%29+....cancel a+-+2b
5+%2F+%28-%28a+%2B+2b%29%29+....
-%285+%2F+%28a+%2B+2b%29%29+....