Worksheet 7: Algebraic Fractions

Grade 10 Technical Mathematics

1. Simplify the following fractions without the use of a calculator.

1 3 3 7 𝑥 3
a) +5 b) − 11 c) +7
2 4 4

7 4 1 5 1 2
d) × 21 e) 8 3 ÷ 12 f) × 65
8 5

2. Simplify the following:

𝑥 3𝑥+1 3 7 2𝑥 𝑥
a) + b) + 𝑥+1 c) +3
7 3 𝑥 4+𝑥

𝑎 3𝑎 3𝑎+1 4𝑏−1 7𝑎−1 𝑏+3

d) − 4𝑏 e) − f) − 3𝑎−2
𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 6𝑏+1

𝑎+1 𝑏2 𝑎 27 𝑥 2 +𝑥 6𝑦 2 2
g) × h) × i) × ×
𝑏 𝑎2 −1 9 𝑎3 3𝑦 𝑥 𝑥+1

𝑎+𝑏 𝑎𝑏+𝑏2 𝑥 𝑥2 3(𝑎−1) 9𝑎2 −9

j) ÷ k) ÷ 16 l) ÷
𝑎 𝑎2 +𝑎 4 5 15

3. Simplify the following; don’t forget to factorise before simplifying:

𝑎𝑏+3𝑏+𝑎2 +3𝑎 𝑎2 +𝑎−12 𝑦 3 −64 𝑦 2 +4𝑦+16

a) × 𝑎2 +7𝑎𝑏+6𝑏2 b) ÷ 𝑦 2 +9𝑦+20
𝑎2 −9 𝑦 2 −16

𝑥 2 −9𝑥+14 𝑥 3 +512 𝑥𝑦+2𝑦−4𝑥−8 𝑦 2 −𝑦−56

c) × d) × 𝑥 2 +9𝑥+14
𝑥 2 +𝑥−56 𝑥 2 −4 𝑦 2 −12𝑦+32

𝑚2 +4𝑚+2𝑚𝑛+8𝑛 𝑚2 −4𝑛2 𝑎3 −27 𝑎2 +8𝑎

e) ÷ 𝑚2 −14𝑚+45 f) × 𝑎2 −11𝑎+24
𝑚2 −5𝑚−36 6𝑎3 +18𝑎2 +54𝑎

𝑎2 −7𝑎+6 𝑎2 +4𝑎−21 𝑝2 −7𝑝−60 𝑝2 −6𝑝−72

g) × h) ÷ 𝑝2 +2𝑝−24
𝑎2 −𝑎−6 𝑎2 −5𝑎−6 𝑝2 +𝑝−20

𝑎 3 𝑎2 −2𝑎 7
i) + 𝑎2 +7𝑎+12 j) − 𝑎2 +11𝑎+18
𝑎2 −𝑎−12 𝑎2 −4

8𝑟+𝑡𝑟+8𝑡+𝑡 2 𝑡 2 +17𝑡+72 𝑎+1 𝑎2 −36

k) ÷ l) + 𝑎2 +𝑎−42
𝑡 2 +16𝑡+63 𝑡 3 +343 𝑎2 +4𝑎−21

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