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Simplify Radicals 03Ec8E

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1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\sqrt{\frac{a - b}{ab}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{a + ab}{a - b}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{b - ab}{a + b}}.$$ 2. **Combine the square roots:** Since all terms are multiplied under square roots, we can combine them into one square root: $$\sqrt{\frac{a - b}{ab} \cdot \frac{a + ab}{a - b} \cdot \frac{b - ab}{a + b}}.$$ 3. **Simplify inside the square root:** Cancel common factors where possible: The factor $a - b$ appears in numerator and denominator: $$\sqrt{\cancel{\frac{a - b}{ab}} \cdot \frac{a + ab}{\cancel{a - b}} \cdot \frac{b - ab}{a + b}} = \sqrt{\frac{a + ab}{ab} \cdot \frac{b - ab}{a + b}}.$$ 4. **Rewrite terms:** Factor where possible: $$a + ab = a(1 + b), \quad b - ab = b(1 - a).$$ So the expression becomes: $$\sqrt{\frac{a(1 + b)}{ab} \cdot \frac{b(1 - a)}{a + b}} = \sqrt{\frac{a(1 + b)}{ab} \cdot \frac{b(1 - a)}{a + b}}.$$ 5. **Simplify fractions:** Cancel $a$ and $b$ where possible: $$\frac{a(1 + b)}{ab} = \frac{\cancel{a}(1 + b)}{\cancel{a}b} = \frac{1 + b}{b}.$$ 6. **Substitute back:** Expression inside the root is now: $$\frac{1 + b}{b} \cdot \frac{b(1 - a)}{a + b}.$$ 7. **Cancel $b$:** $$\frac{1 + b}{\cancel{b}} \cdot \frac{\cancel{b}(1 - a)}{a + b} = \frac{(1 + b)(1 - a)}{a + b}.$$ 8. **Final expression:** $$\sqrt{\frac{(1 + b)(1 - a)}{a + b}}.$$ **Answer:** $$\boxed{\sqrt{\frac{(1 + b)(1 - a)}{a + b}}}.$$