Simplify the following expression:
a-1+b-1ba-1+ab-1-1+a-1+b-12-1-a-1-b-1a-1·b-1
a-1+b-1ba-1+ab-1-1+a-1+b-12-1-a-1-b-1a-1·b-1=
=ba-1+ab-1a-1+b-1+2a-1+b-1-1a-1b1ab
=ba+ab1a+1b+21a+1b-b-aab1ab
=b2+a2abb+aab+2b+aab-abb-aab
=aba2+b2aba+b+2aba+b+a-b
=aba2+b2+2ab2+aba+ba-baba+b
=aba2+b2+2ab+a+ba-baba+b
=a+b2+a+ba-ba+b
=a+ba+b+a-ba+b
=2a
Convert negative power exponents into positive ones!
Write the expression in blue as the square of the binomial!
Since the term (a+b) is common to both members of the numerator, it can be pull out in front of the parenthesis!
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