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ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS 02 I 021

Answer the following questions in your workbook.

Simplify:
(Assume that all denominators are non zero)

1 x y
1. x +1  2. y −x 

3. 1
a + b1  4. x − 2 x2−1 + 1 

5. 1 −1  6. x + 3 + x −1 2 
1+ x

7. a +b + ba+−ab  8. 3x − 2 y7−x2 x 
b−a 5 x −5 y

9. 4 − 3
a −1 a −2
 10. 2 − x3+1 
( x +1)2

11. 2 − aa−1 + 2 + a  12. x2 − 3 − 32−xx 

a2 −a x 2 − x −6 2 + x

13. 3 + 4 + 22  14. 2 + 3 − 2 
x2 − x x2 − x3 x −1 x −1 x + 2 x −3