find domain
(a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except for when the denominator is equal to 0.
Since (-a - b)² cannot equal 0, we need to find when the expression (-a - b)² is equal to 0 and exclude those values from the domain.
(-a - b)² = 0
a² + 2ab + b² = 0
(a + b)² = 0
The expression (a + b)² will only equal 0 when a + b equals 0. At this point, the denominator is equal to 0, thus we have to exclude this value from the domain.
Therefore, the domain is all real numbers except when a + b = 0.
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The correct domain of the expression (a+b)²/(-a-b)² is all real numbers except for when (-a-b)² is equal to 0.
To find when (-a-b)² equals 0, we need to solve the equation (-a-b)² = 0.
(-a-b)² = 0
a² + 2ab + b² = 0
This equation is true when both a and b are equal to zero. Therefore, the denominator is equal to 0 when a = 0 and b = 0.
So, the values that need to be excluded from the domain are a = 0 and b = 0.
Therefore, the domain of the expression is all real numbers except for a = 0 and b = 0.
simplify
(a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2
To simplify the expression (a+b)²/(-a-b)², we can expand both the numerator and denominator.
Numerator:
(a+b)² = (a+b)(a+b) = a(a+b) + b(a+b) = a² + 2ab + b²
Denominator:
(-a-b)² = (-a-b)(-a-b) = (-a)(-a) + (-a)(-b) + (-b)(-a) + (-b)(-b) = a² + 2ab + b²
Now, we can rewrite the expression as:
(a² + 2ab + b²)/(a² + 2ab + b²)
Since the numerators and denominators are equal, the expression simplifies to:
1
The simplified form of the expression (a+b)²/(-a-b)² is 1.
To find the domain of the expression (a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2, we need to determine the values of a and b that make the denominator equal to zero.
Setting the denominator equal to zero:
(-a-b)^2 = 0
Taking the square root of both sides:
-a-b = 0
Simplifying further, we get:
-a = b
Now, let's consider the values that a and b can take to avoid division by zero.
Since -a = b, we can substitute b with -a in the original expression:
(a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2 = (a+(-a))^2/(-a-(-a))^2
= 0/0
This tells us that the denominator will be zero whenever a = -b.
Therefore, the domain of (a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2 is all the values of a and b except when a = -b. In other words, any value of a and b other than when they are opposite in sign.
To find the domain of the expression (a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2, we need to determine the values of "a" and "b" that make the expression undefined.
In this case, the expression is a rational expression, which means it involves division. In a rational expression, the denominator cannot equal zero since division by zero is undefined. Therefore, we need to find the values of "a" and "b" that make the denominator, (-a-b)^2, equal to zero.
To solve this equation, we set the denominator equal to zero and solve for "a" and "b":
(-a-b)^2 = 0
Taking the square root of both sides gives us:
-a-b = 0
Rearranging the equation, we get:
-a = b
So, any values of "a" and "b" that satisfy the equation -a = b will make the denominator equal to zero, resulting in an undefined expression.
Therefore, the domain of the expression (a+b)^2/(-a-b)^2 excludes any values of "a" and "b" that satisfy the equation -a = b. For all other values of "a" and "b", the expression is defined.