Question Simplify the expression ab Evaluate ba×(ba×1(1×ab))Remove the parentheses ba×(ba×11×ab)Reduce the fraction ba×(baab)Divide the terms More Steps Evaluate baabMultiply by the reciprocal ab×abMultiply the terms a×ab×bMultiply the terms a×ab2Multiply the terms a2b2 ba×a2b2Cancel out the common factor a b1×ab2Cancel out the common factor b 1×abSolution ab Show Solution Find the excluded values b=0,a=0 Evaluate (ba)(ba×1(1×ab))To find the excluded values,set the denominators equal to 0 b=0a=0ba×1=0Solve the equations More Steps Evaluate ba×1=0Calculate ba=0Cross multiply a=b×0Simplify the equation a=0 b=0a=0a=0Solution b=0,a=0 Show Solution