Simplifying Complex FractionsPractice

Simplify.
5
x
25
1 2
x
1

1.

5
x3
10
2
x3

2.

1
3.

5.

10
5
2x 1
18
3
2x 1
1

7.

12
27
2
x
x
9
1 2
x

9.

11
30
2
x
x
2
15
1
2
x
x

11.

3x
x
x3
3x
x
x3

13.

15.

2
1

x
x 1
6
1

x
x 1

18
x5
6
2
x5

6
4.

6.

4
2
x6
6
3
x6

1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________
6. ________________
7. ________________
8. ________________

9 14

x x2
49
1 2
x

9. ________________

12. ________________

10.

3
10
2
x
x
8
15
1
2
x
x

12.

1
x
x 1
1
1
x 1

1
8.

12
x2
3
x2
x2

6
x
36
1 2
x
2

14.

7
x4
8
x 3
x4

16.

4
2

2x 1
x
6
3

x
2x 1

x 3

10. ________________
11. ________________

13. ________________
14. ________________
15. ________________
16. ________________

x2

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Answers:
1.

x
x5

2.

2 x( x 3)
( x 6)( x 6)

3.

1
2

4.

5.

5(2 x 1)
3(2 x 5)

6.

2
3

7.

x 9
x3

8.

x2
x7

9.

x6
x3

10.

x2
x3

11.

x
x6

12.

x2 x 1
x

13.

x 2 5 x 18
x2 4x 1

14.

x3
x4

15.

x2
7x 6

16.

2
3(3 x 2)

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