alleryStart learning →For a, b ≠ 0, simplify ab(a^-1 + b^-1).
Aa + b
B1 + ab
C2ab
Da - b
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. a + b
Distributing ab gives b from the first reciprocal and a from the second, so the result is a plus b.
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