CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY 3

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ALGEBRAIC FRACTION SEATWORK 1

1 Simplify the following fractions.
Tip
Always look for common 2x 3x x 12 x
a b c d
factors first. 14 x 7x 30
16z 34 x 12 x 2 5a
e f g h
6 17 xy 18 xy 25a 2b
24ab2
i
36a 2b

2 Simplify the following fractions.

x2 + x − 6 a 2 − b2 2 x 2 − xy − y 2 3x 2 + 10 x + 3
a b c d
x 2 − 2x a + 2ab + b2
2
x 2 − xy x 2 − 2 x − 15
a 2 − 5a − 14 a 2 − b2 2 x 2 + 7 x − 15 x 4 − 2x 2 − 3
e f g h
a 2 − 7a a + ab − 2b2
2
2x 2 + x − 6 x2 + 1
35x 2 + 49 x
i
15x 2 + 21x