© Mathswatch Clip 163 Algebraic Fractions
1) Simplify fully
9x2 18a 3b 2 2a 2b − 14a 2b 3
a) 3 c) 2 e) 3 3
21x 2ab 6a b
10 xy 3 2
4 x + 12 x 5x 2 y + 5xy 2
b) 2 d) f) 2 2
5y 10 x 10 x y
2) Simplify fully
2 2
x +x x − 3x
a) 2 c) 2
x + 6x + 5 x + x − 12
2 2
x − 6x + 8 x + 7 x + 10
b) 2 d) 2
2 x − 8x x + 5x
2
3) a) Factorise 4 x − 12 x + 9
2
6x − 7 x − 3
b) Simplify 2
4 x − 12 x + 9
4) Write as single fractions in their simplest form
3 3 x + 2 x −1
a) + c) +
x 2x 5 2
5 3 3 5
b) − d) −
3x 4 x x + 2 2x + 1
2
5) a) Factorise 2x + 7x + 6
3 4x
b) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form + 2
x + 2 2x + 7x + 6
6) Solve
1 1 1 6 3 1 7
a) + =2 c) + =2 e) + = 2
x 3x x −5 x x+2 x−2 x −4
1 3 1 7 1 x 2
b) + = d) + =4 f) + =1
x−2 x+6 2 x + 2 x −1 2x − 1 x + 2
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