Trying to help someone simplify this: (2ab - 3b^2)/(3b - 4a)

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The expression (2ab - 3b²)/(3b - 4a) cannot be simplified further as there are no common factors between the numerator and denominator. The attempt to rewrite the expression as 2ab/(4a - 3b) - b does not yield a simpler form. The conclusion is that the original expression is already in its simplest form, confirming that no additional factoring or manipulation is possible.

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I managed to get it down to 2ab/(4a-3b)-b, but that doesn't seem very simplified to me. I also added and subtracted terms in the numerator to make it factorable, ect but nothings really worked out.
 
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e^(i Pi)+1=0 said:
I managed to get it down to 2ab/(4a-3b)-b, but that doesn't seem very simplified to me. I also added and subtracted terms in the numerator to make it factorable, ect but nothings really worked out.
There are no factors that are common to both the numerator and denominator, so I don't see that ##\frac{2ab - 3b^2}{3b^2 - 4a}## can be simplified at all.
 
Thanks. I wasn't sure if I was missing something.
 

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