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Algebraic fractions Dauntsey's School

1: Simplify the following as far as possible:

t(t - 5) (p - 1)(p + 8) (a - 9)(a - 7) (d - 10)(d + 7)
a) b) c) d)
(t - 5)(t - 3) (p + 8)(p - 3) (a - 7)(a - 8) (d + 7)(d - 2)

__________ __________ __________ __________

(m + 4)(m + 9) (k - 5)(k + 10) (b - 8)(b - 8) (l - 6)(l - 10)
e) f) g) h)
(m + 9)(m - 1) (k + 10)(k + 8) (b - 8)(b - 4) (l - 10)(l - 5)

__________ __________ __________ __________

2: Simplify the following as far as possible:

v2 + v - 6 s2 - 9s + 18 g2 - 5g - 50 h2 - h - 6
a) 2 b) 2 c) 2 d) 2
v - v - 12 s - 13s + 42 g + 13g + 40 h + 8h + 12

__________ __________ __________ __________

e2 - e - 12 f 2 - 4f + 3 w2 - 4w + 4 n2 - 9n
e) f) g) h)
e2 - 6e + 8 f 2 - 6f + 5 w2 - 11w + 18 n2 - 8n - 9

__________ __________ __________ __________

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3: Simplify the following as far as possible:
q2 + 10q + 24 q2 - 4q + 3 z2 + 10z z2 + 13z + 42
a) 2 ´ 2 b) 2 ´ 2
q + 3q - 18 q - 6q + 5 z + 6z z + 5z - 14

____________________ ____________________
c2 + 20c + 100 c2 + 3c + 2 y2 + 3y - 18 y2 - 6y
c) ´ d) ´
c2 + 11c + 10 c2 - 7c - 18 y2 - 3y y2 - 14y + 48

____________________ ____________________
x2 - 5x - 6 x2 + 6x - 27 r2 - 3r - 28 r2 + 13r + 40
e) 2 ´ f) 2 ´ 2
x - 9x + 18 x2 - 81 r - 2r - 35 r + 14r + 48

____________________ ____________________
u2 + 12u + 32 u2 - 2u - 63 j2 - 5j + 4 j2 - 16
g) ´ h) ´
u2 + 11u + 28 u2 - 14u + 45 j2 - 8j + 16 j2 + 2j - 8

____________________ ____________________

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4: Simplify the following as far as possible:
e2 + e - 12 e2 - 5e - 50 v2 + 5v + 4 v2 - 6v + 8
a) 2 ¸ b) 2 ¸ 2
e + 7e - 30 e2 - 100 v - 6v - 40 v - 12v + 20

____________________ ____________________
k2 + 11k + 10 k2 - 2k - 15 s2 - s - 56 s2 + 8s + 7
c) ¸ d) ¸
k2 + 3k + 2 k2 - 3k - 10 s2 + 5s - 14 s2 - s - 2

____________________ ____________________
a2 - 4a + 3 a2 - 9a + 8 g2 + 12g + 27 g2 + 4g
e) 2 ¸ 2 f) 2 ¸ 2
a + 2a - 3 a - 5a - 24 g + 8g + 15 g + 5g

____________________ ____________________
b2 + 13b + 36 b2 - 16 d2 - 2d - 8 d2 - 5d - 24
g) ¸ h) ¸
b2 + 12b + 32 b2 + 4b - 32 d2 - 4d d2 + 3d

____________________ ____________________

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Answers: Algebraic fractions Dauntsey's School

t p-1 a-9 d - 10
1: a) b) c) d)
t-3 p-3 a-8 d-2
m+4 k-5 b-8 l-6
e) f) g) h)
m-1 k+8 b-4 l-5

v-2 s-3 g - 10 h-3

2: a) b) c) d)
v-4 s-7 g+8 h+6
e+3 f -3 w-2 n
e) f) g) h)
e-2 f -5 w-9 n+1

q+4 z + 10 c + 10 y+6
3: a) b) c) d)
q-5 z-2 c-9 y-8
x+1 r+4 u+8 j-1
e) f) g) h)
x-9 r+6 u-5 j-2

e+4 v+1 k + 10 s-8

4: a) b) c) d)
e+5 v-4 k+3 s+7
a-3 g+9 b+9 d+2
e) f) g) h)
a-1 g+4 b+4 d-8

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