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- Simplifying Fractions
To simplify a fraction means to reduce it to its simplest form.
Example 4.2.1:
Simplify each of the following fractions:
(a) \( \frac{2b}{2a} \)
(b) \( \frac{16a^3}{4a^2} \)
(c) \( \frac{x^2}{x^4} \)
(d) \( \frac{8e^3f}{10ef^2} \)
(e) \( \frac{10y}{15z} \)
Solution
(a) \( \frac{2b}{2a} \\ = \frac{2 \: \times \: b }{2\: \times \: a}\\ = \frac{\not{2} \: \times \: b }{\not{2} \: \times \: a} \\ = \frac{b}{a}\)
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