SOLUTION: Please help me reduce this equation: {{{ (625a^2b-125ab^2)/25a^2b^2)}}}

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Question 68212: Please help me reduce this equation: +%28625a%5E2b-125ab%5E2%29%2F25a%5E2b%5E2%29
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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+%28625a%5E2b-125ab%5E2%29%2F25a%5E2b%5E2%29
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It's Ok to put the numerators over separate denominators like this:
+%28625a%5E2b%29%2F%2825a%5E2b%5E2%29 - +%28125ab%5E2%29%2F%2825a%5E2b%5E2%29
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Do some canceling and you will have:
+%2825%29%2F%28b%29 - +%285%29%2F%28a%29
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The common denominator will ab:
%2825a+-+5b%29%2F%28ab%29
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You can factor out the 5
%285%285a+-+b%29%29%2F%28ab%29