Simplify the expression \(\frac{a^2 b^4 - b^2 a^4}{ab(a + b)}\)

 

a

\(a^2 - b^2\)

b

\(b^2 - a^2\)

c

\(a^2b - ab^2\)

d

\(ab^2 - a^2b\)

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ayithemartian
5 years ago

i literally got this one correct!, and yall made it wrong. your system is rigged idc.

Gbolly4d44
4 years ago

Y'all need to fix this question in the CBT!!

IammeNicki
1 year ago

Marked wrong when correct

Astrobrain2684
1 year ago

Given expression:

\[ \frac{a2b4 - b2a4}{ab(a+b)} \]

First, let's factor the numerator:

\[ a2b4 - b2a4 \]

This can be factored as:

\[ a2b4 - b2a4 = a2b2(b^2 - a^2) \]

Notice that
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2
āˆ’
š‘Ž
2
is a difference of squares and can be factored further:

š‘
2
āˆ’
š‘Ž
2
=
(
š‘
āˆ’
š‘Ž
)
(
š‘
+
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)
So, the factored form of the numerator is:

\[ a2b2(b - a)(b + a) \]

Now, let's rewrite the entire expression with the factored numerator:

\[ \frac{a2b2(b - a)(b + a)}{ab(a + b)} \]

Next, we can cancel out common factors in the numerator and the denominator. Notice that
š‘Ž
š‘
in the denominator can be canceled with part of the
š‘Ž
2
š‘
2
in the numerator. Also,
š‘Ž
+
š‘
in the denominator can be canceled with
š‘
+
š‘Ž
in the numerator:

\[ \frac{a2b2(b - a)(b + a)}{ab(a + b)} = \frac{ab(b - a)(b + a)}{a + b} \]

The
(
š‘
+
š‘Ž
)
factors cancel out:

š‘Ž
š‘
(
š‘
āˆ’
š‘Ž
)
1
=
š‘Ž
š‘
(
š‘
āˆ’
š‘Ž
)

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