Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.5 Rational Expressions - R.5 Exercises - Page 54: 77

Answer

$\frac{a+b}{a^2-ab+b^2}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Factor the denominators: $a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$ and $a^2+2ab+b^2=(a+b)^2$ Step 2. Use the above results in the original expression, we have: $\frac{\frac{1}{a^3+b^3}}{\frac{1}{a^2+2ab+b^2}}=\frac{\frac{1}{(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)}}{\frac{1}{(a+b)^2}}=\frac{(a+b)^2}{(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)}=\frac{a+b}{a^2-ab+b^2}$
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