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Question 383312: Please help me by writing this out step per step so I can understand and see how it is done. I do not understand this. Reduce the rational expression to the lowest terms. Assume that the variables represent only numbers for which the denominators are nonzero.
a^2-b^2/a-b
I hope there is someone who can help me do this. Thank you!
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+%28a%5E2-b%5E2%29%2F%28a-b%29
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use the difference of squares formula.
x%5E2-y%5E2=%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29
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%28%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29%29%2F%28a-b%29
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%28%28a%2Bb%29%28cross%28a-b%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28a-b%29%29
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