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Simplify the expression $\frac{a^2-ab}{a}$

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Final Answer

$a-b$
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Step-by-step Solution

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Factor the polynomial $a^2-ab$ by it's greatest common factor (GCF): $a$

$\frac{a\left(a-b\right)}{a}$
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{a\left(a-b\right)}{a}$ by $a$

$a-b$

Final Answer

$a-b$

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sinh
cosh
tanh
coth
sech
csch

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acosh
atanh
acoth
asech
acsch

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Main Topic: Simplification of algebraic fractions

Simplification or reduction of algebraic fractions is the action of dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by a common factor in order to obtain another much simpler equivalent fraction. We can say that a fraction is reduced to its simplest when there is no common factor between the numerator and the denominator.

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