Question

Reduce the fraction to lowest terms.

Answer 1

\[\frac{ a ^{2} -b ^{2}}{ -2a+2b }\]

Answer 2

\[\frac{ -a-b }{ 2 }\]

Answer 3

do you have answer choices?

Answer 4

umm no?

Answer 5

The first time i got \[\frac{ a-b }{ 2 }\]

Answer 6

give me a minute

Answer 7

suree

Answer 8

can you factor the numerator? Its the difference of 2 squares.

Answer 9

a and b?

Answer 10

I think you're pretty close to the answer. How about you just send your working and we tell you the mistake in it. That will be a lot faster

Answer 11

\(a^2-b^2\) can you factor this?

Answer 12

a^2 - b^2 = ?

Answer 13

In your problem, all you have to do is factor the numerator and the denominator. Do some canceling, and that's it. :)

Have you tried factoring?

Answer 14

(a + b) • (a - b)

Answer 15

@FaiqRaees it can't be \[\frac{ a+b }{ 2 }\]
factor (a + b) (a - b)
and the denominator −2(a−b)

Answer 16

Apologies for the incomprehensible drawing