Exercise Set 5.4: Complex Fractions
Math 1300, Fundamentals of Mathematics
The University of Houston Chapter 5: Rational Expressions, Equations, and Functions
Simplify the following. No answers should contain
negative exponents.
1.
7
12
5
8
2.
6
7
2
3
3. 4
3
4
5
x
y
x
y
4.
5
2
7
12
4
a
b
c
b
5.
2
3
3
4
2
8
5
ab
cd
ac
bd
6.
4
65
2
7
3
8
9
4
x
y
wz
x
w
z
7.
3
2
5
4
8
x
yz
x
y
8.
3
5
2
10
bc
d
bd
9.
23
34
12
25
โ
+
10.
51
62
32
53
โ
โ
11.
5
6
12
23
+
12.
1
1
7
1
7
+
13.
1
2
4
12
2
+
โ
14.
5
8
2
4
3
โ
15.
2
5
3
10
x
x
โ
+
16.
7
8
1
12
x
x
+
โ
17.
3
ab
b
ba
ab
+
โ
18.
2
x
y
x
y
x
y
+
19.
2
2
4
712
8
20
6
xx
x
xx
x
++
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