Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            x

Equation at the end of step  1  :

              1
  (x2016) +  (—)2017)
              x
 Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  x²⁰¹⁷  as the denominator :

              x2016      x2016 • x2017 
     x2016 =  —————  =  —————————————
                1           x2017    

Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 2.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

 x2016 • x2017 + 1      x4033 + 1
 —————————————————  =  —————————
       x2017             x2017  

Final result :

  x4033 + 1
  —————————
    x2017