simplifying an equation

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kokkie_d

Joined Jan 12, 2009
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Hi,

suppose I have the following equation:
\(\frac{a*b+a*R}{b+R}\)

I threw this in maple and on wolfram alpha and Matlab just to see what they do with it to simplify and all came back with: a

Would someone be able to explain how to go about achieving this?

thanks in advance
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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Don't fret. We all occasionally sit staring at something for a long time only to see (or have pointed out to us) the most simple, obvious solution. It seems like you often spot the solution yourself only after asking someone else -- and I suspect that is not coincidence. The act of explaining the problem to someone else forces you to view the problem somewhat anew.
 
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