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Simple Algebra problem

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coder1

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a^2-b^2
------------------
a^2-2ab+b^2

If I were to reduce this problem to lowest terms would I get..

a+b
-----
a-b


I think that is right. Can anyone with better math skills confirm?
 
Correct

a^2 - b^2 = (a-b) (a+b)

a^2 - 2ab + b^2 = (a-b) (a-b)

Thus cancelling the (a-b) from both sides leaves

(a+b)
-------
(a-b)
 
Thanks for the replies, the factoring stuff is taking awhile to come back to me, but getting a little easier.
I appreciate everyone's help.
 
haha... I saw a line that looked like "----------------------" and automatically assumed that your signature was below it, so I skipped the rest of the post.... I was thinking "WTF? that's hardly a question..."
 
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