Name: Memorandum

Gr 10 Date: Term 1 Time: 1 HR

CAPS Reference
Algebraic Expressions
Topic Simplifying of algebraic fractions

−4𝑎𝑎2 𝑏𝑏2 𝑐𝑐 (4𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦4 𝑧𝑧)2

2.1 2.2
3𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎2 𝑐𝑐 4𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 3 𝑧𝑧
−4 2−1 2−2 1−1 4 8 2
16𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦 𝑧𝑧
= 𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏 𝑐𝑐 =
3 4𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 3 𝑧𝑧
1
= −1 𝑎𝑎 = 4𝑥𝑥 4−1 𝑦𝑦 8−3 𝑧𝑧 2−1
3 = 4𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 5 𝑧𝑧1

𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 4 𝑧𝑧 7𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏8 𝑐𝑐 4
2.3 2.4
2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 5 𝑧𝑧 2 −𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏3 𝑐𝑐 ×𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏
1 3−1 4−5 1−1 7𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 8 𝑐𝑐 4
= 𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦 𝑧𝑧 =
2 −𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 3+1 𝑐𝑐1+1
1 7𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 8 𝑐𝑐 4
= 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 −1 𝑧𝑧 0 =
2 −𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 4 𝑐𝑐 2
𝑥𝑥 2 1
= = − 𝑎𝑎1−1 𝑏𝑏 8−4 𝑐𝑐 4−2
2𝑦𝑦 7
1
= − 𝑎𝑎0 𝑏𝑏 4 𝑐𝑐 2
7
𝑏𝑏 4 𝑐𝑐 2
=−
7

5𝑎𝑎3 𝑏𝑏2 (𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏)2 𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏

2.5 2.6 ÷
(−5𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎)3 6 3
(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)2 3
5𝑎𝑎3 𝑏𝑏 2 = ×
= 6 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏
−125𝑎𝑎3 𝑏𝑏 3 (𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)2 3
5 3−3 2−3 = ×
=− 𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏 6 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏
125
1 3(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)2
= − 𝑎𝑎0 𝑏𝑏 −1 =
25 6(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
1 3(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
=− =
25𝑏𝑏 6(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
1(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
=
2
 2𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥( 𝑥𝑥 3 ) (𝑥𝑥 3 −5) −(5− 𝑥𝑥 3 )
2.7 ÷ 2.8 ÷
7 21 −8 2
2𝑥𝑥 2 21 (𝑥𝑥 3 − 5) 2
= × = ×
7 𝑥𝑥( 𝑥𝑥 3 ) −8 −(5 − 𝑥𝑥 3 )
3
42𝑥𝑥 2 2(𝑥𝑥 − 5)
= =
7𝑥𝑥 4 8(5 − 𝑥𝑥 3 )
= 6𝑥𝑥 2−4 2(𝑥𝑥 3 − 5)
=
6 −8( 𝑥𝑥 3 − 5)
= 6𝑥𝑥 −2 = 2 2 1
𝑥𝑥 = = −
−8 4

2(𝑎𝑎2 ) −4(𝑎𝑎)2 𝑎𝑎 𝑎𝑎2 −𝑏𝑏 −(𝑎𝑎2 −𝑏𝑏)

2.9 ÷ × 2.10 ÷
9 3 −3 𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏 (𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏)2
2(𝑎𝑎2 ) 3 𝑎𝑎 2
𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏 (𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)2
= × 2
× = ×
9 −4(𝑎𝑎) −3 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏 −(𝑎𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑏)
2𝑎𝑎2 3 𝑎𝑎 (𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)2
2
= × × =
9 −4𝑎𝑎2 −3 −(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑏)
2+1
6𝑎𝑎 (𝑎𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
= =
108𝑎𝑎2 −(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑎𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑏)
6𝑎𝑎3
= = −(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)
108𝑎𝑎2 = −𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏
3 3−2
= 𝑎𝑎
54
3𝑎𝑎
=
54

4 3 2 3+𝑥𝑥
2.11 + 2.12 −
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥+2 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 3𝑦𝑦
LCD = 𝒙𝒙(𝒙𝒙 + 𝟐𝟐) LCD = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
4(𝑥𝑥 + 2) + 3(𝑥𝑥) 2(3) − 𝑥𝑥(3 + 𝑥𝑥)
= =
𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 + 2) 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
4𝑥𝑥 + 8 + 3𝑥𝑥 6 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥 2
= =
𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 + 2) 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
7𝑥𝑥 + 8
=
𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 + 2)

3 𝑎𝑎+1 7 4𝑎𝑎−5
2.13 + 2.14 −
𝑎𝑎+1 𝑎𝑎−1 𝑎𝑎+3 𝑎𝑎2 +7𝑎𝑎+12
LCD = (𝒂𝒂 + 𝟏𝟏)(𝒂𝒂 − 𝟏𝟏) 7 4𝑎𝑎 − 5
3(𝑎𝑎 − 1) + (𝑎𝑎 + 1)(𝑎𝑎 + 1) = −
= 𝑎𝑎 + 3 (𝑎𝑎 + 3)(𝑎𝑎 + 4)
(𝑎𝑎 + 1)(𝑎𝑎 − 1) LCD = (𝒂𝒂 + 𝟑𝟑)(𝒂𝒂 + 𝟒𝟒)
3𝑎𝑎 − 3 + 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑎𝑎 + 1 7(𝑎𝑎 + 4) − (4𝑎𝑎 − 5)
= =
(𝑎𝑎 + 1)(𝑎𝑎 − 1) (𝑎𝑎 + 3)(𝑎𝑎 + 4)
𝑎𝑎2 + 5𝑎𝑎 − 2 7𝑎𝑎 + 28 − 4𝑎𝑎 + 5
= =
(𝑎𝑎 + 1)(𝑎𝑎 − 1) (𝑎𝑎 + 3)(𝑎𝑎 + 4)
3𝑎𝑎 + 33
=
(𝑎𝑎 + 3)(𝑎𝑎 + 4)
3(𝑎𝑎 + 11)
=
(𝑎𝑎 + 3)(𝑎𝑎 + 4)
 2𝑦𝑦+6 3 𝑦𝑦
2.15 + −
𝑦𝑦 2 −16 𝑦𝑦−4 2
2𝑦𝑦 + 6 3 𝑦𝑦
= + −
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4) 𝑦𝑦 − 4 2
LCD = 𝟐𝟐(𝒚𝒚 + 𝟒𝟒)(𝒚𝒚 − 𝟒𝟒))
2(2𝑦𝑦 + 6) + 3�2(𝑦𝑦 + 4)� − 𝑦𝑦(𝑦𝑦 + 4)(𝑦𝑦 − 4)
=
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4)
4𝑦𝑦 + 12 + 3(2𝑦𝑦 + 8) − 𝑦𝑦(𝑦𝑦 2 + 4𝑦𝑦 − 4𝑦𝑦 − 16)
=
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4)
4𝑦𝑦 + 12 + 6𝑦𝑦 + 24 − 𝑦𝑦(𝑦𝑦 2 − 16)
=
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4)
10𝑦𝑦 + 38 − 𝑦𝑦 3 + 16𝑦𝑦
=
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4)
3
−𝑦𝑦 + 16𝑦𝑦 + 38
=
(𝑦𝑦 − 4)(𝑦𝑦 + 4)