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(i)
b²-a²
2a²+ab-3b²

(k)
3x-3y
ax-ay-x+y

j)
y²-6y-7
2y²-17y+21

(l)
a²-ab-ac+bc
a²+ab-ac-bc

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Answer:

(i) To simplify (b²-a²) ÷ (2a²+ab-3b²), we can factor the numerator and denominator using the difference of squares formula, which states that a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b).

(b²-a²) = (b + a)(b - a)

(2a²+ab-3b²) = (2a-b)(a+3b)

Thus, we can rewrite the expression as:

(b + a)(b - a) / (2a-b)(a+3b)

(ii) To simplify (3x-3y) ÷ (ax-ay-x+y), we can factor out the common factor of 3 from the numerator and the common factor of (a-1) from the denominator:

3(x-y) / (a-1)(x-y)

We can then cancel the common factor of (x-y) to get the simplified form:

3 / a-1

(iii) To simplify (y²-6y-7) ÷ (2y²-17y+21), we can factor both the numerator and the denominator:

(y-7)(y+1) / (2y-3)(y-7)

We can then cancel out the common factor of (y-7) to get the simplified form:

(y+1) / (2y-3)

(iv) To simplify (a²-ab-ac+bc) ÷ (a²+ab-ac-bc), we can factor out the -1 from the denominator:

(a²-ab-ac+bc) ÷ -1(a²-ab+ac-bc)

We can then factor out the common factor of (a-b) from both the numerator and the denominator:

(a-b)(a-c) ÷ -1(a-b)(a+c)

Cancelling out the common factor of (a-b) gives us the simplified expression:

(c-a) / (a+c)

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