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Initial Preparation for Rational Division

A manufacturing technician is simplifying a ratio used in a quality control formula: a2−b23ab÷(a2+2ab+b2)\frac{a^2-b^2}{3ab} \div (a^2+2ab+b^2). According to the standard procedure for dividing a rational expression by a polynomial, what is the very first step the technician must take to prepare the second expression, (a2+2ab+b2)(a^2+2ab+b^2), for the division process?

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