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Least common denominator a/(a+b)+a^2/(b^2-a^2)

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            2  
  a        a   
----- + -------
a + b    2    2
        b  - a 
$$\frac{a^{2}}{- a^{2} + b^{2}} + \frac{a}{a + b}$$
a/(a + b) + a^2/(b^2 - a^2)
General simplification [src]
 -a*b  
-------
 2    2
a  - b 
$$- \frac{a b}{a^{2} - b^{2}}$$
-a*b/(a^2 - b^2)
Rational denominator [src]
  / 2    2\    2        
a*\b  - a / + a *(a + b)
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           / 2    2\    
   (a + b)*\b  - a /    
$$\frac{a^{2} \left(a + b\right) + a \left(- a^{2} + b^{2}\right)}{\left(a + b\right) \left(- a^{2} + b^{2}\right)}$$
(a*(b^2 - a^2) + a^2*(a + b))/((a + b)*(b^2 - a^2))
Combinatorics [src]
     -a*b      
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(a + b)*(a - b)
$$- \frac{a b}{\left(a - b\right) \left(a + b\right)}$$
-a*b/((a + b)*(a - b))
Numerical answer [src]
a/(a + b) + a^2/(b^2 - a^2)
a/(a + b) + a^2/(b^2 - a^2)
Combining rational expressions [src]
  / 2    2            \
a*\b  - a  + a*(a + b)/
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           / 2    2\   
   (a + b)*\b  - a /   
$$\frac{a \left(- a^{2} + a \left(a + b\right) + b^{2}\right)}{\left(a + b\right) \left(- a^{2} + b^{2}\right)}$$
a*(b^2 - a^2 + a*(a + b))/((a + b)*(b^2 - a^2))
Common denominator [src]
 -a*b  
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 2    2
a  - b 
$$- \frac{a b}{a^{2} - b^{2}}$$
-a*b/(a^2 - b^2)