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Question 123030: How do you simplify the following fraction?
a^2 - 2ab + b^2
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a - b
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2 - 2ab + b^2
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a - b
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[(a+b)(a-b)] / [a-b] = a+b
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Cheers,
Stan H.