1. **State the problem:** Find the reciprocal of $$\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b}} + \frac{1}{\frac{c}{ab}}$$.
2. **Rewrite the expression:** The expression inside the reciprocal is $$\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b}} + \frac{1}{\frac{c}{ab}}$$.
3. **Simplify each term:**
- $$\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b}} = \frac{b}{a}$$ because dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.
- $$\frac{1}{\frac{c}{ab}} = \frac{ab}{c}$$ for the same reason.
So the expression becomes $$\frac{b}{a} + \frac{ab}{c}$$.
4. **Find a common denominator to add the fractions:**
- The denominators are $$a$$ and $$c$$.
- The common denominator is $$ac$$.
Rewrite each fraction:
$$\frac{b}{a} = \frac{b \cdot c}{a \cdot c} = \frac{bc}{ac}$$
$$\frac{ab}{c} = \frac{ab \cdot a}{c \cdot a} = \frac{a^2 b}{ac}$$
5. **Add the fractions:**
$$\frac{bc}{ac} + \frac{a^2 b}{ac} = \frac{bc + a^2 b}{ac}$$
6. **Factor the numerator:**
$$bc + a^2 b = b(c + a^2)$$
So the sum is $$\frac{b(c + a^2)}{ac}$$.
7. **The original problem asks for the reciprocal of this sum:**
$$\text{Reciprocal} = \frac{1}{\frac{b(c + a^2)}{ac}} = \frac{ac}{b(c + a^2)}$$.
8. **Final answer:**
$$\boxed{\frac{ac}{b(c + a^2)}}$$
Reciprocal Expression 34Ed36
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