To simplify: the expression
Answer to Problem 11E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Formula used:
Method 1.
Simplify the numerator and denominator . Then express the fraction as quotient using the ÷ sign. Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.
Method 2.
Find the LCD of all simple fractions . Multiply the numerator and the denominator of the complex fraction by the LCD.
Calculation:
Consider ,
Therefore,
Numerator
LCM
Denominator
LCM
The new expression is
Thus, the solution is
Chapter 6 Solutions
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Intermediate Algebra
Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students (5th Edition)
College Algebra (7th Edition)
Graphical Approach To College Algebra
College Algebra with Modeling & Visualization (6th Edition)
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education