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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 />

Page 20<br />

(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)

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