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