MR-883 / 13d. problem

Simplify the following expression:

a-2+b-2a-1+b-1·a2+b2ab-1

a-2+b-2a-1+b-1·a2+b2ab-1

=1a2+1b21a+1b·aba2+b21

=1a2·b2b2+1b2·a2a21a·bb+1b·aa·aba2+b2

=b2a2b2+a2a2b2bab+aab·aba2+b2

=a2+b2a2b2a+bab·aba2+b2

=a2+b2·aba2b2·a+b·aba2+b2

=ab·aba2b2·a+b

=a2b2a2b2·a+b

=1a+b