a) \(\dfrac{a}{b}+\dfrac{-a}{b+1}=\dfrac{a\left(b+1\right)}{b\left(b+1\right)}+\dfrac{-a.b}{b\left(b+1\right)}=\dfrac{ab+a-ab}{b\left(b+1\right)}=\dfrac{a}{b\left(b+1\right)}\)
b) \(\dfrac{a}{b+1}+\dfrac{-a}{b}=\dfrac{ab}{b\left(b+1\right)}+\dfrac{-a\left(b+1\right)}{b\left(b+1\right)}=\dfrac{ab-ab-a}{b\left(b+1\right)}=\dfrac{-a}{b\left(b+1\right)}\)