Pregunta
Express
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
Ask by Chadwick Spencer. in Singapore
Mar 13,2025
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The expression simplifies to
.
Solución
Calculate or simplify the expression
.
Simplify the expression by following steps:
Simplify the expression by following steps:
- step0: Solution:
- step1: Remove the parentheses:
- step2: Divide the terms:
- step3: Factor the expression:
- step4: Reduce fractions to a common denominator:
- step5: Rewrite the expression:
- step6: Transform the expression:
- step7: Multiply the terms:
- step8: Subtract the terms:
- step9: Multiply the terms:
The expressioncan be simplified to .
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To combine the fractions
, we first need to factor the denominators:
-
The first denominator
factors as: -
The second denominator
can be factored out as:
Now the expression can be rewritten as:
Next, we need to find a common denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) of the two fractions is
. We will rewrite each fraction with this common denominator:
For the first fraction:
For the second fraction:
Now we can combine the fractions:
Next, we will simplify the numerator:
Thus, the expression simplifies to:
We can reduce this fraction by canceling
in the numerator and denominator (assuming
):
Hence, the final result is:
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