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Example 4 :<br />
Exercises:<br />
Example 5 :<br />
Example 6 :<br />
( x<br />
x−1<br />
4<br />
xy<br />
x+2<br />
6<br />
3 y<br />
×<br />
xy 6<br />
− y<br />
y−1 )<br />
3<br />
xy<br />
= 4 6<br />
×<br />
xy x + 2<br />
24<br />
=<br />
xy(x + 2)<br />
3 y<br />
= ×<br />
x× y 3 × 2<br />
1. Simplify the following algebraic expressions:<br />
(a) m 5m ÷ 16 12<br />
(b) 3m<br />
8<br />
(c) 6x+3<br />
8<br />
(d) 9xy<br />
7<br />
(e) 6pq<br />
5<br />
(f) 3(x+1)<br />
8<br />
÷ 15m<br />
20<br />
÷ 2x+1<br />
12<br />
÷ 6x<br />
3<br />
÷ 12p<br />
7<br />
5(x+1)<br />
÷ 16<br />
= 1<br />
2x<br />
= (<br />
(y−1)x (x−1)y<br />
− (y−1)(x−1) (x−1)(y−1) )<br />
3<br />
xy<br />
(x−1)(y−1) )<br />
= ( xy−x−xy+y<br />
=<br />
=<br />
3<br />
xy<br />
−x + y xy<br />
×<br />
(x − 1)(y − 1) 3<br />
(y − x)xy<br />
3(x − 1)(y − 1)<br />
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(g)<br />
4x<br />
7<br />
6xy<br />
5<br />
(h) m+1<br />
2<br />
m−1<br />
− 3<br />
m+1<br />
5<br />
3 4p<br />
(i) × pq p+1<br />
(j) 8(x+3)<br />
9<br />
12(x+1)<br />
× 4(x+3)