Determine whether the statement is true or false. If true, explain why. If false, provide an explicit counterexample.

Answer is in the file below

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the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b

the first option is the answer.