Solved example of special quotients
The value of $a$ is $m$.
and the value of $b$ is $n$, therefore:
The fraction $\frac{m^2-n^2}{m+n}$ simplified equals $m-n$.
The difference of the squares of two terms, divided by the sum of the same terms, is equal to the difference of the terms. In other words: $\displaystyle\frac{a^2-b^2}{a+b}=a-b$.
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