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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(a+b)/(a-b)^-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have to simplify this complex fraction

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[\frac{a+b}{\left(a-b\right)^{-1}}=\left(a+b\right)\left(a-b\right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a+b/ a^-1 - b^-1 is the actual question

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \:a^{-1}=\frac{1}{a}\] \[\left(a-b\right)^{-1}=\frac{1}{a-b}\] \[=\frac{a+b}{\frac{1}{a-b}}\] \[\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad \frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}=\frac{a\cdot \:c}{b}\] \[\frac{a+b}{\frac{1}{a-b}}=\frac{\left(a+b\right)\left(a-b\right)}{1}\]

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[\frac{a+b}{a^{-1}b^{-1}}=ab\left(a+b\right)\]

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

that is the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

minus sign between variables in the denomitor

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[\frac{a+b}{a^{-1}-b^{-1}}=\frac{ab\left(a+b\right)}{-a+b}\]

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

are you ok @ailen

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you get that

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[\mathrm{Simplify}\:\frac{a+b}{a^{-1}-b^{-1}}:\quad \frac{a+b}{\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}}\] \[\mathrm{Combine\:the\:fractions\:using\:the\:LCD}:\quad \frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}=\frac{-a+b}{ab}\]

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

\[=\frac{a+b}{\frac{-a+b}{ab}}\] \[=\frac{ab\left(a+b\right)}{-a+b}\] that is the answer

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

are you understand @ailen

OpenStudy (lynfran):

@DecentNabeel is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i totally understood thank you so much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help me on another one please

OpenStudy (lynfran):

yes he will lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(3x+1/x) / (2x - 1/x^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does it show me step by step ?

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