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Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 53

Add or subtract, as indicated. See Example 4. (1/a)+(b/a²)

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Identify the given expression: \(\frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{a^{2}}\).
To add these two fractions, find a common denominator. The denominators are \(b\) and \(a^{2}\), so the common denominator is \(a^{2}b\).
Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator \(a^{2}b\): multiply numerator and denominator of \(\frac{1}{b}\) by \(a^{2}\) to get \(\frac{a^{2}}{a^{2}b}\), and multiply numerator and denominator of \(\frac{1}{a^{2}}\) by \(b\) to get \(\frac{b}{a^{2}b}\).
Now that both fractions have the same denominator, add the numerators: \(\frac{a^{2}}{a^{2}b} + \frac{b}{a^{2}b} = \frac{a^{2} + b}{a^{2}b}\).
The expression is now combined into a single fraction: \(\frac{a^{2} + b}{a^{2}b}\). This is the simplified sum of the original fractions.

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