Question

Simplify (a^5b^2 - a^3b^4)/(a^2b + ab^2)

Answer 1

a^2b(a-b)

Answer 2

How did you get that?

Answer 3

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Simplify+%28a%5E5b%5E2+-+a%5E3b%5E4%29%2F%28a%5E2b+%2B+ab%5E2%29

Answer 4

So are you left with 1/ab^2?

Answer 5

take 'a^3b^2' common in numerator and 'ab' common in denominator.\[a ^{3}b ^{2}(a ^{2} - b ^{2}) / ab(a + b)\]\[a ^{2}b(a -b)(a+b)/(a+b)\]\[a ^{2}b(a -b)\]\[a ^{3}b - a ^{2}b ^{2}\]

Answer 6

@ jazy: Then I guess I misread your post.

I'm confused, everyone is getting a different answer.