MR-879 / 12d. problem

Simplify the following expression:

ab-1-a-1ba-2-2a-1b-1+b-2

ab-1-a-1ba-2-2a-1b-1+b-2

=a·1b1-1a1·b1a2-2·1a1·1b1+1b2

=a1·1b-1a·b11a2-21·1a·1b+1b2

=ab-ba1a2-2ab+1b2

=ab·aa-ba·bb1a2·b2b2-2ab·abab+1b2·a2a2

=a2ab-b2abb2a2b2-2aba2b2+a2a2b2

=a2-b2abb2-2ab+a2a2b2

=a2-b2ab÷b2-2ab+a2a2b2

=a2-b2ab·a2b2b2-2ab+a2

=a2-b21·aba-b2

=a-ba+b1·aba-ba-b

=aba+ba-b