3.

2
What are you going to learn?
To operate aone term algebraic fractions To simplify the results of algebraic fractional operations

In Chapter 2, you have learned how to add and subtract ve fractions.

Now examine some operations on the following fractions.

a.

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1 2 3 + = 4 4 4
6 3 3 = 8 8 8

b. d.

1 3 4 + = 5 5 5
5 2 3 = 7 7 7

c.

Based on the examples, we can conclude that to add or to subtract like fractions we just add or subtract the numerators while the denominators remain unchanged. Now what is
2 3 5 + ? The answer is , isnt it? a a a

Next do the following problems.

PROBLEM 1

Find the results of a. c. e.

3 5 ..... + = . b b ..... 9 4 ..... = d d ..... 3 5 6 7 ..... + + = . a a a a .....

b. d. f.

6 3 ..... + = c c ..... 4 6 ..... = e e ..... 3 4 7 6 ..... + = . b b b b .....

Next, examine the multiplication on the fractions

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below.

a.

2 3 6 x = 5 4 20

b.

2 4 8 x = 3 7 21

To find the product of two fractions we only need to multiply the corresponding numerators and the

corresponding denominators. Now what is

5 2 ? (d 0, k 0) d k

Now do the following problems. PROBLEM 2 What is the product of the following? a. c.
4 5 .... = 7 d e .... 8 6 .... = 2 3m n ....

b. d.

5 7 .... 2 = k 8l .... 7 9 .... 3 = 2 n 2k ....

Remember:
Dividing fractions is multiplying the dividend to the inverse of the divisor.

Next, look at the division on the following fractions. a.

2 5 2 6 : = 3 6 3 5
= = 2.6 3.5 12 15

b.

4 8 4 9 : = 7 9 7 8
= = 4.9 7.8 36 56

PROBLEM 3

Now what is

8 5 8n , isnt it? : ? The answer is d n 5d

Now do the following problem. What is the result of the following divisions? a.
3 6 .... : = 5b c ....

b.

5 7 .... = : d 2 6k ....

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c.

4 7 .... : = 3n 2 l 5 ....

d.

5 3 .... : 3 = 4 7b 8 f ....

Next, examine the fractional exponents below.

25 2 a. = 5 3 3
5

2 x3 2 6 x 36 b. = 76 7

Based on the examples above, we can conclude that to raise the power of a fraction we just raise the power of numerator and denominator.

54 5 What is ? The answer is 4 , isnt it? k k 3 35 What is 2 ? The answer is 10 ,isnt it? k k
5

Now, do the following problems. PROBLEM 4

Find the results of

.... 5 a. = .... 6k .... k c. 3 = .... 5b
5 3

.... 3 b. 2 = .... 2k .... 6 d. 5 = .... 2c

x

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Calculate 1.
7 8 6 7 .... + = a b a b ....
8 9 7 .... 7. 2 + : = k k .... n

2.

4 6 8 12 .... + + = 5a 7 a 9b 3b ....

9 8 4 .... 8. : = m n m ....

3.

8 3 .... 2 = 2k 2k ....

.... 8 6 4 9. : 2 = .... n m m

4.

4 3 .... = 2 2m 5n ....

8 7 8 .... 10. 3 : 2 = m n n ....

5.

4 7 6 .... 2 + 3= 2n l m ....

.... 7 8 11. + = .... m 2n

9 8 .... 7 6. 2 = 2k n n ....

.... 8 4 12. + 2 = .... 2n 3k

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