What is ((x^2-a^2))/((x-a)) ?

The solution to ((x^2-a^2))/((x-a)) is x+a

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simplify ((x^2-a^2))/((x-a))

simplify

\frac{( x ^{2} - a ^{2} )}{( x - a )}

x + a

Solution steps

\frac{x ^{2} - a ^{2}}{x - a}

Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:

x^{2} - y^{2} = (x + y) (x - y)

x^{2} - a^{2} = (x + a) (x - a)

= \frac{( x + a ) ( x - a )}{x - a}

Cancel the common factor:

x - a

= x + a

(- 2) + (- 4)

(4 x^{2} - x + 16) (x^{2} + 3 x + 4)

(x + 3 y)^{9}

(14 + 9) \cdot (75 + 17)