[SOLVED] Simplification of Algeraic Fractions

**waven** · April 15th 2009, 03:03 AM

Q. Simplify the following:

$\frac {a^2 + b^2 + 2ab}{a + b}$
had a look at the answer and is $a + b$
i've tried all the methods that i could think of but still couldn't get the answer
if anyone can show me the full working out that would be a great help, thanks

**e^(i*pi)** · April 15th 2009, 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by waven

Q. Simplify the following:

$\frac {a^2 + b^2 + 2ab}{a + b}$
had a look at the answer and is $a + b$
i've tried all the methods that i could think of but still couldn't get the answer
if anyone can show me the full working out that would be a great help, thanks

You can factor a^2+2ab+b^2

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

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