Question4 Fill in the Blank 1 point Simplify the expression by filling in the blank. type your answer... / type your answer...
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
We've got two fractions with the *same denominator*, and we need to add them together and simplify the result!
Watch out!
Don't forget that when adding fractions with the same denominator, we only add the *numerators*!
The denominator stays the same.
Also, make sure to simplify the final fraction as much as possible.
STEP 2
1. Combine the fractions
2. Simplify the numerator
3. Simplify the fraction
STEP 3
Alright, since our fractions have the *same denominator*, we can add them directly!
Remember, we add the numerators and keep the denominator the same.
STEP 4
So, we have .
Let's add those numerators!
STEP 5
That gives us:
STEP 6
Now, let's clean up that numerator!
We have .
STEP 7
First, let's remove the parentheses: .
STEP 8
Notice we have a and a .
Adding those together gives us zero!
So, they add to zero and effectively disappear!
STEP 9
That leaves us with , which simplifies to .
Awesome!
STEP 10
Now, our fraction looks like this: .
STEP 11
We can simplify this further!
Notice that both and are divisible by .
STEP 12
Dividing both the numerator and the denominator by gives us:
STEP 13
Our final simplified fraction is !
So, the answer is / .
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