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Simplify.$$\frac{b^{3}+a^{3}}{a^{2}-a b+b^{2}}$$
Step 1
The sum of cubes formula is \(a^3 + b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2)\). So, we can rewrite the numerator as: \[ b^{3}+a^{3} = (b + a)(b^{2} - ab + a^{2}) \] Show more…
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